Bag is full of air and will not deflate

[Kirkschopped67]

I am running shockwaves on the front of my truck. The bag is inflated and I can not reduce the air pressure. The air pressure is at its max. This system is the airride pro. When I try to increase the air pressure it will take one click. Then I try to deflate and the exhaust only has one small amount of air that is released. I hope I have described this correctly. I do not know what to check next. Hope someone can help.

Thanks
Kirk

[britt@ridetech.com]

Kirk,

First I need to know exactly which system you have: what controller, what valves, etc? How long has the system been installed in the vehicle? Is the truck a project or a finished vehicle?

There are a couple of reasons the valves will not deflate:
1-Low voltage (check the voltage at the battery, and at the red wire of the ECU)
2-ECU failure
3-Valve failure

We need to start isolating components to point us in the right direction.
1-Check the voltage at the battery
2-Check the voltage at the RidePro ECU (red wire)
-The valves require at least 10.5V to operate correctly. If you have less than 11V, start the vehicle, check the voltage, and try to deflate the system
3-If the voltage is good (remember a battery charger does not always mean the system has proper voltage!) locate the deflate valve that is not working. Check the voltage on the power wire of that valve.
4-If you have proper voltage it could be the valve.
5-If you do not have proper voltage it could be the ECU.

Please check these items and let us know what you find. You can post it here, or it may be easier to just speak with us over the phone (812-482-2932).

[darren@ridetech.com]

Sounds like a kinked airline to me.....

[britt@ridetech.com]

I thought about that, but if the line were kinked it would not inflate to full pressure (150psi or whatever the tank and bag equalize to) unless the inflate button were held for the amount of time required to fill it all the way.

However, it' s a quick and easy thing to check.

[darren@ridetech.com]

I thought about that too, but the way it releases a small amount of air out the exhaust port is why is thought it may be a kinked line.