WhiteBird
Posts : 166 Join date : 2021-11-27 Age : 80 Location : WEST VIRGINIA EASTERN PANHANDLE
| Subject: ELECTRONIC LEVEL CONTROL Wed Nov 15, 2023 6:59 pm | |
| A little help here please. I have a 94 RMW that I am getting ready to put on the road next month. Over the last few months, every now and then ( sporadic ) I hear a motor running under the hood even with the key out of the ignition. Over time this drains the batt. The ELC has been taken out, just regular shocks. So, I believe it's the compressor cycling on and off. It only cycles on for max 4 seconds then off. If I pull fuse No. 27 will this shutting down the system without affecting anything else? Or how difficult is it to pull the compressor. A little help here Thankx | |
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Rev Bob
Posts : 502 Join date : 2016-05-24
| Subject: Re: ELECTRONIC LEVEL CONTROL Thu Nov 16, 2023 1:19 am | |
| Could it be the useless Air Injection pump? | |
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AMH_92
Posts : 32 Join date : 2023-08-13 Age : 69 Location : Northeast, Ohio
| Subject: Re: ELECTRONIC LEVEL CONTROL Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:08 am | |
| I'll give it a try, but remember that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. The level control compressor is underneath the car in the back? I'll assume it's the same as my '92 OCC. It has a connector on it if you want to unplug and disable it but removing the fuse or circuit breaker should do it, but it would never cycle with no shocks connected to it? The sensor switch deal in the back is connected to a control arm (nothing really "electronic" about it) and if the level goes down with added weight the switch activates the compressor to maintain a fixed level and when the load is removed it lets out air by energizing a pressure release solenoid to drop the car down to that fixed level again, that cycle can't happen with no air shocks? It would either run all the time with nothing connected to the lines and sitting low or if the regular shocks make it sit high the air pressure release solenoid in the compressor would always be energized, if enough weight was added it would run constantly until the weight was removed. I have a basic street battery disconnect on the negative pole of the battery, mine is all working and it still cycles every so often and will drain the battery if the car sits more than a couple of weeks and I don't turn the juice off, only takes popping the hood and a twist of a knob. I like the level control, it's powerful antenna impressive to the masses and works great on my car. You get a lot of weight in the car and you'll be glad you have it, like my wife buying too many bags of mulch, the compressor never stopped going off all the way home and the beast pushed going around corners and curves like a dump truck. The song is cool but I don't want all my friends to know me as "The Lowrider". | |
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Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7290 Join date : 2009-11-13 Age : 76 Location : Largo, FL 33774
| Subject: Re: ELECTRONIC LEVEL CONTROL Thu Nov 16, 2023 8:41 am | |
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WhiteBird
Posts : 166 Join date : 2021-11-27 Age : 80 Location : WEST VIRGINIA EASTERN PANHANDLE
| Subject: Re: ELECTRONIC LEVEL CONTROL Thu Nov 16, 2023 8:55 am | |
| Good Thursday morn to you Mr. Keihl. My point is. What is the best/EZ way to remove the ELC so I do not have to deal with it again down the road? Meaning how hard is it to remove the compressor. One has to remember I am an old guy and don't bend so EZ anymore. Thankx | |
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Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7290 Join date : 2009-11-13 Age : 76 Location : Largo, FL 33774
| Subject: Re: ELECTRONIC LEVEL CONTROL Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:55 am | |
| The compressor is located behind the driver's side of the front bumper. It is accessed by removing the plastic wheelhouse extension. It is bolted to the frame. If it still works, you may be able to sell it. I am old too, so I understand the bending issue. | |
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WhiteBird
Posts : 166 Join date : 2021-11-27 Age : 80 Location : WEST VIRGINIA EASTERN PANHANDLE
| Subject: Re: ELECTRONIC LEVEL CONTROL Thu Nov 16, 2023 1:23 pm | |
| Thankx Fred. I kinda figured that's where it's located, I just do not want to do any more than is required for the removal. I'm on it. Cheers PS: FORE SALE, one ELC compressor: $50.00 USD that includes shipping.... Thats once I get it out. | |
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