Aux air compressor location - 06 HR Imperial

[curtismb]

Where would the aux Air Compressor be located on a 2006 HR Imperial 42PDQ? And-the 15 amp fuse stated in the HWH owners manual; would it be visible near the air compressor or is it somewhere else and if so, where? My compressor never comes on and I need to start finding the cause. thanks!

[slemnah]

Mine is on a mount in front of the rear axle. I can see it if I look in from the front of the tire. I have a 2005 safari panther

[Mike Canter]

Some are located on the right side in front of the drive axle and some are located upfront behind the steer axle. I would suspect yours is in front of the drive axle. I do not have a fuse back there on mine. The major problem is that air compressor sits out and gets covered with road dust and grit. I ended up having to replace my compressor and found one on ebay. I built a metal box to put around mine. The compressor will only come on if the air tanks are below 80 psi and it receives an up command on the leveling system.

[Jeff753]

Where would it be in my 01 Dynasty? What does it look like?


Jeff
2001 Dynasty Regent tag axle
Cummins 350 8.3 ISC

[DtBt]

Mike,
How did you maintain air flow enclosing the compressor assembly? I've been thinking about some way to keep the open frame Thomas compressor motor from getting destroyed again by dust. The PO put a new Thomas compressor in last year at considerable expense. If you took pictures of your box that would be helpful.

[Mike Canter]

I used galvanized sheet metal and had a HVAC duct company build it. I have holes in the bottom for ventilation and water drain and it is open on the top. There are four bolts that mount the compressor platform in the cage/frame. I extended the length of those bolts so the go through the bottom of the box and hold it on. As soon as some of that snow we had last night melts I will go and take some pictures of it. I wasn't too worried about airflow. These compressors are also used in dental offices where there is no air flow. For the MH they only come on when you are stationary and have been sitting for some time. When I took the old failed compressor apart it was full of fine dust that had hardened that I guess was splashed up by the drive tires.

[Mike Canter]

Here is some data on the air compressor I found

[curtismb]

Thanks, everyone! I did find that my aux compressor is located in front of the right drive axle. Now; I'll start the trouble-shooting. Won't be surprised that compressor is bad due to dirt. It certainly is exposed and the concept of building a box around it sounds most worthy. regarding Mike's Thomas compressor; does it attach quite simply to the items attached to original coach lines, etc?

[Mike Canter]

Yes, it is simple to remove. There is one power source plug and one airline and four bolts for the spring mount. Do you have the schematic for the unit. Pretty easy to troubleshot. Got a pressure switch and s solenoid and the compressor.

[RayJo]

When Monaco manufactured your coach they left the air filter attached to the compressor exposed to the environment: water, dirt, sand, mud, etc. the filter worked for as long as it reasonably could but eventually all those contaminants made it into the compressor. Needless to say what the end result became. When you replace your compressor relocate the filter into a cargo bay away from the environment. Replace the pressure switch too as it is full of water and will go out next.

[DtBt]

On my Thomas compressor there is only a felt filter on the side of the compressor. Is there a way to extend the inlet via a flex tube etc and remote the filter? That still does not address the open frame motor being contaminated by dusty driveways.

[Mike Canter]

It was the motor section of my compressor that filled up with fine grit. Since the compressor doesn't run while going down the highway my felt filter never blocked up. Here are some pictures of the galvanized tin box I had made. Like I said before it slips over everything from the bottom and I extended the four bolts that stick down from the bottom of the compressor so they go through the box to hold it on. Will show another picture in next post

[Mike Canter]

Here is another view. I drilled both water drain holes on the bottom and vent holes on the sides

[DtBt]

Thank you Mike. From my measurements I think the sheet metal box should be about 10.25" x 10.25" x maybe 8" tall. What size is yours?