grrrrrrrrrrrr wtf is going on here? - Aussie V8 | Holden - Ford

LX8VD69 · 06-08-2008, 11:36 AM

hi i wonder if someone can help me, i just bought an air compressor so i can paint my car and expose my self to the joys of air tools, any way ive set it up with ryco style fittings on everything and went to play with it to learn about it all. my problem is that when i switch the compressor on and get to the desired pressure it just doesnt seem to work properly and i cant f#cking figure out why. if i plug my air squirter directly into the female connection that ive fitted after the regulator it works fine, if i plug the air hose in between the reg and the air squirter thingy it doesnt, ok straight way i assumed it must have a blocked hose, so i removed the female fitting off the hose and blew done the hose with my mouth, yeah i have air going through the hose, so i plugged the hose back onto the female fitting on the compressor so that the air can blow freely and nothing. for f#cks sake, if air can move freely through the hose and air can move through the female connection on the regulator how can i not have air going through both? please help as im sure someone else has had the same problem and im really stumped here, how can they work seperatly but not together?

cheers adam

mark · 06-08-2008, 11:40 AM

is there a pressure valve that gets pressed in when you connect the hose, some sort of saftey so it can't throw the hose around if theres air spewing out of it?

LX8VD69 · 06-08-2008, 11:46 AM

yeah mark it has that pressure valve in the female fitting so if i unplug any tools the air doesnt just come out, i was wondering about that but i mean if it works fine if i plug a tool directly onto the compressor it ok but not when i plug the hose in between

thanks adam

greenhj · 06-08-2008, 12:37 PM

how many cfm and hp is the comp.

whats the hose id.

how long is the hose.

I dont know what fittings your using but the bigger the better.

76lxhatch · 06-08-2008, 12:55 PM

I'm having a little difficulty picturing your descriptions but it sounds like the male fitting on the hose is not correctly opening the female fitting on the compressor. Is it the same length as the one on the tool that works correctly?

hxchev · 06-08-2008, 08:35 PM

i know that some fittings will fit into each other(male female) but they are not compatible with each other.so it wont release the air. i would just try a different fitting,or you can take the fitting off your regulator and swap it with the one on the end of the hose and see if you can get air out of it from the regulator like you do now,that way you'll know if its the fitting or not.if that makes any sense

Oldman · 06-08-2008, 08:42 PM

76 check the fittings male & female are a matching pair as there are many fittings that look simmilar but the male isn't long enough to open the valve in the female.I take it on your hose you have a male one end female the other.Take the male off the tool push it into the female,you should then be able to blow through the hose.If you can't male fitting is wrong.Take the hose & tool back where you got it & get matching fittings.

Tinman · 06-08-2008, 08:50 PM

It is rediculous that they use different fittings to start with. Y dont they all use a nitto style coupling and be done with. At work I have about 5 different bloody adaptors for different equipment. Then you go buy a compressor and you have to by the regulator to go with it seperate. Who uses a compressor without one.

BossHoggett · 06-08-2008, 09:18 PM

haha yea thats super cheap fittings......Been done myself...Oldmans on to it.
If you line them the fittings on the table and look at the male ends youll notice which ones wont open the valve. Its as obvious as tits on a bull.

Oldman · 07-08-2008, 12:02 AM

That's why in Kalgoorlie we're taking customers left right & centre,WE care.!!!!!!

LX8VD69 · 08-08-2008, 01:57 PM

thanks everyone i figured it, the int opening of the hose fitting was bigger then the one on all my tools and so wasnt releasing the stop valve, grrrrrrrrr, i bought another tool fitting and screwed that onto a hose blank, all seems to work well now. f#cken hell surely one day im gonna find something goes together easily. thanks again to every one for their help

cheers adam

06-08-2008, 11:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
LX8VD69 south paw boxer Trade Rating: (1) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: victor harbor SA Ride: LX SLR, LH SL & VL exec Posts: 688	grrrrrrrrrrrr wtf is going on here? hi i wonder if someone can help me, i just bought an air compressor so i can paint my car and expose my self to the joys of air tools, any way ive set it up with ryco style fittings on everything and went to play with it to learn about it all. my problem is that when i switch the compressor on and get to the desired pressure it just doesnt seem to work properly and i cant f#cking figure out why. if i plug my air squirter directly into the female connection that ive fitted after the regulator it works fine, if i plug the air hose in between the reg and the air squirter thingy it doesnt, ok straight way i assumed it must have a blocked hose, so i removed the female fitting off the hose and blew done the hose with my mouth, yeah i have air going through the hose, so i plugged the hose back onto the female fitting on the compressor so that the air can blow freely and nothing. for f#cks sake, if air can move freely through the hose and air can move through the female connection on the regulator how can i not have air going through both? please help as im sure someone else has had the same problem and im really stumped here, how can they work seperatly but not together? cheers adam __________________ UP THE DRAGONS cover up and fight your way out the problem with most relationships is communication, too much communication! RIP 05

06-08-2008, 11:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
LX8VD69 south paw boxer Trade Rating: (1) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: victor harbor SA Ride: LX SLR, LH SL & VL exec Posts: 688	yeah mark it has that pressure valve in the female fitting so if i unplug any tools the air doesnt just come out, i was wondering about that but i mean if it works fine if i plug a tool directly onto the compressor it ok but not when i plug the hose in between thanks adam __________________ UP THE DRAGONS cover up and fight your way out the problem with most relationships is communication, too much communication! RIP 05

06-08-2008, 08:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
hxchev casual poster Trade Rating: (0) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: sa Ride: hk prem Posts: 156	i know that some fittings will fit into each other(male female) but they are not compatible with each other.so it wont release the air. i would just try a different fitting,or you can take the fitting off your regulator and swap it with the one on the end of the hose and see if you can get air out of it from the regulator like you do now,that way you'll know if its the fitting or not.if that makes any sense __________________ Some people are just jerks

06-08-2008, 08:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tinman Here to learn Trade Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redlands Ride: Landcruiser Posts: 317	It is rediculous that they use different fittings to start with. Y dont they all use a nitto style coupling and be done with. At work I have about 5 different bloody adaptors for different equipment. Then you go buy a compressor and you have to by the regulator to go with it seperate. Who uses a compressor without one. __________________ Cheers Tinman Jack of all trades master of none

08-08-2008, 01:57 PM	#11 (permalink)
LX8VD69 south paw boxer Trade Rating: (1) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: victor harbor SA Ride: LX SLR, LH SL & VL exec Posts: 688	thanks everyone i figured it, the int opening of the hose fitting was bigger then the one on all my tools and so wasnt releasing the stop valve, grrrrrrrrr, i bought another tool fitting and screwed that onto a hose blank, all seems to work well now. f#cken hell surely one day im gonna find something goes together easily. thanks again to every one for their help cheers adam __________________ UP THE DRAGONS cover up and fight your way out the problem with most relationships is communication, too much communication! RIP 05

06-08-2008, 11:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
mark Your friendly admin Trade Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Brisbane Ride: Posts: 8,047	is there a pressure valve that gets pressed in when you connect the hose, some sort of saftey so it can't throw the hose around if theres air spewing out of it?

06-08-2008, 12:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
greenhj not to be trusted Trade Rating: (0) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: melbourne Ride: vz crewman, vs wag, the green one, EH prem soon. Posts: 1,840	how many cfm and hp is the comp. whats the hose id. how long is the hose. I dont know what fittings your using but the bigger the better.

06-08-2008, 12:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
76lxhatch Sure why not? Trade Rating: (0) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nelson NZ Ride: SS Torana Posts: 1,767	I'm having a little difficulty picturing your descriptions but it sounds like the male fitting on the hose is not correctly opening the female fitting on the compressor. Is it the same length as the one on the tool that works correctly?

06-08-2008, 08:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
Oldman Do you ever leave? Trade Rating: (0) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Perth Ride: VLCommodore Posts: 2,264	76 check the fittings male & female are a matching pair as there are many fittings that look simmilar but the male isn't long enough to open the valve in the female.I take it on your hose you have a male one end female the other.Take the male off the tool push it into the female,you should then be able to blow through the hose.If you can't male fitting is wrong.Take the hose & tool back where you got it & get matching fittings.

06-08-2008, 09:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
BossHoggett casual poster Trade Rating: (0) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Darwin Ride: 318 1966 Ap6 Valiant Posts: 331	haha yea thats super cheap fittings......Been done myself...Oldmans on to it. If you line them the fittings on the table and look at the male ends youll notice which ones wont open the valve. Its as obvious as tits on a bull.

07-08-2008, 12:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
Oldman Do you ever leave? Trade Rating: (0) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Perth Ride: VLCommodore Posts: 2,264	That's why in Kalgoorlie we're taking customers left right & centre,WE care.!!!!!!

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