cut air line

[whitey]

about 15,000 miles ago my air compressor went up....upon removing the compressor, not knowing any better, i cut the air line about 6" from the compressor:o and manually pumped it up via the home air compressor method.....well, now its coming time to fix this issue with a new compressor from arnott, however i need to somehow connect the 2 lines back together. is there a way to do this, or do i need to replace the entire air line? also, i pumped up the suspension 3 times in total over the course of 15,000 miles...it very slowly loses pressure(like over the course of a few months i'll lose 2 inches), i know that moisture is a killer for the system, and the small pancake compressor i used doesn't have an air dryer, so should i replace the bags with the compressor, even though they seem to be holding pressure for a decent amount of time? any help is appreciated, especially on the cut air line, thanks--whitey

[RF Overlord]

I know they make splices for hard plastic air-line. Noodle around on the interweb and you should find them.

As for the condensation/moisture issue, since you haven't been pumping the system up and down frequently, you're *probably* alright, but there's really no way to tell for sure other than to replace the bags and solenoids.

[EMAS]

Push connect tubing fittings are available at MD and HD truck parts suppliers though maybe not in that small of diameter. The other option is a compression fitting from your local hardware store. You will need to use the insert sleeve and because of that again they may not have them that small. If you have a local supplier for Parker they should have it too. The local shop I use for making hoses has 10' of shelving just of the push to connect style. http://www.parker.com/portal/site/PARKER/menuitem.de7b26ee6a659c147cf26 710237ad1ca/?vgnextoid=fcc9b5bbec622110Vgn VCM10000032a71dacRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&vgnextdiv=&vgnextcatid=196163&vgnextcat=32PTC++UNION&Wtky=FITTINGS There is a find a distributor link on that page.

[whitey]

i got it!, thank you guys. i went with a company that uses the "parker" fittings called "colliflower"....the fitting is labled--PRESTOLOK 3/16"--its a stainless coupling that is good for up to 300psi, and uses the same type of 'push ring/pull out hose' technique that is used for removing the air line from the compressor. --whitey