Air horn solenoid valve

I got my solenoid on Amazon

Larry

Lug_Nut wrote:

wolfe10 wrote:

Lug_Nut wrote:
Many of the OEM's use e a plastic bodied solenoid valve. They seem to be less reliable over time than what they should. I replaced mine with an aluminum block body one of an industrial grade. They are only about $30 and can be found at most industrial supply distribution outlets.

Do you have a link to such a source?

Thanks.

I don't as I lived in the Toronto area then. But, if you google or look up pneumatic equipment industrial suppliers they are sure to have it. And yes, they sell 12 volt DC solenoid valves.
Hope you are doing well Brett, long time since Pamona.

Peter

Are you sure the original valve was bad? Without 12V it,s not going to work. I,ve started carrying a small 12V battery so I can test things, power portable LED rope lights, and to power my portable SAT dish. Doubt there is another fuse so I,d check the horn button next.

I had to replace the one on my Trade winds because the GK's were playing driver after I had blown the air down to put the jacks down. It turns out that the electrical parts get quite hot and use the air going thru the valve to keep it cool. Well. They were honking the horn with no air and burned out two in one day before I figgered it out.

wolfe10 wrote:

Lug_Nut wrote:
Many of the OEM's use a plastic bodied solenoid valve. They seem to be less reliable over time than what they should. I replaced mine with an aluminum block body one of an industrial grade. They are only about $30 and can be found at most industrial supply distribution outlets.

Do you have a link to such a source?

Thanks.

I don't as I lived in the Toronto area then. But, if you google or look up pneumatic equipment industrial suppliers they are sure to have it. And yes, they sell 12 volt DC solenoid valves.
Hope you are doing well Brett, long time since Pamona.

Peter

Lug_Nut wrote:
Many of the OEM's use a plastic bodied solenoid valve. They seem to be less reliable over time than what they should. I replaced mine with an aluminum block body one of an industrial grade. They are only about $30 and can be found at most industrial supply distribution outlets.

Do you have a link to such a source?

Thanks.

Many of the OEM's use a plastic bodied solenoid valve. They seem to be less reliable over time than what they should. I replaced mine with an aluminum block body one of an industrial grade. They are only about $30 and can be found at most industrial supply distribution outlets.

Is your rig Gas or Diesel?

I have too much knowledge about rebuilding and then replacing a Hadly solenoid for my air horns on a gas engine.

Including having the solenoid sticking open at 9:30 pm while I was working on it and causing the neighbors to think a tsunami was coming.

I don't know how they are set up for a diesel.