Viair leader hose

GimpXtreme · 07-18-2008, 10:05 AM

installing my 380 backup today ( AND YES GUYS I BOUGHT A P/S

) and was wondering about the leader hose.. I have seen alot of threads with guys says Viair's leader hose's suck and then some guys saying they have never had an issue with them. I guess I am just wanting to see what you guys can give me on positive / negative about it.

nolowis2low · 07-18-2008, 10:09 AM

well id ahve to say they dont suck but there not good, i installed a 450 and started seeing a leak, so i felt around and found it was leaking at the compressor head where the leader hose screwed in. but i though these leader hoses had a check valve in them, guess it went bad. just check every thing after you instal it.

droppedime · 07-18-2008, 12:47 PM

Make sure when you go to screw it to your tank you turn the swivel part and not the check valve.

nolowis2low · 07-18-2008, 01:53 PM

i turned the swivel part, and i doped the hell out of the threads, any one got an idea of how long the hoses last, the compressor was used for about a year before i got it.

Twisted_Phase · 07-18-2008, 02:13 PM

i have the viair 380s. both leader hoses broke on me when i was loosening them to take them off. i just bought some steel braided hoses from home depot and called it a day

GimpXtreme · 07-18-2008, 03:46 PM

well everything with mine went all together today without a problem. luckily.
im installed a KP single needle gauge just for my tank pressure but i dont have the fitting for the back of the gauge..why wouldnt it come with the gauge and where can i pick one one up? home depot or autozone maybe?

cpolaris502 · 07-18-2008, 04:55 PM

never had a problem with mine in the one year ive owned them. just put the compressors on and run them. a leader hose is no reason to be afraid when you have your edc. I know that you had a edc from all the threads you posted.

GimpXtreme · 07-18-2008, 08:18 PM

lol yea what a f*ckin nightmare all that was..everything is good now tho
edc with 380 backup..works for me

now how about those fittings for the back of KP gauge where to find em..
i been busy in the driveway all day with the truck so i never got out to go looking for them

nolowis2low · 07-19-2008, 10:32 AM

i had to go to a local supply company, if you need one that bad and cant find one, ill sell ya one for what it costs me plus what it took to ship it, i have the same KP single needle gauge in mine

Noremac · 07-19-2008, 11:17 AM

1/8"x1/8" ptc fitting from suicide doors!!!

http://www.suicidedoors.com/18ODx18N...eConnector.php

and yes it is 1/8" nptf... not 1/4", trust me...

GimpXtreme · 07-19-2008, 11:20 AM

you the man cameron thanks again

Noremac · 07-19-2008, 11:37 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by GimpExtreme

you the man cameron thanks again

haha, no problem, any time

nolowis2low · 07-19-2008, 02:02 PM

yea i forgot about SD, plaus free shippin on fitting also i believe.

OneLowSdime · 07-19-2008, 02:03 PM

leader hoses blow ass we spent like 40 to get 2 of them custom made

Slow01S10 · 07-19-2008, 06:16 PM

last year i had two of the viair hoses go within 2 weeks of each other. The first one you can see a burn spot where it got hot and then i took the hose off of my other compressor i never installed and used that. Then that one split at the check valve. I now have two real good steel braided hoses that were made at a hydrolic shop that are rated for 150 degree temp and 400psi.

mrkenny · 07-20-2008, 01:47 AM

i've never had a problem with the viair 380 leader hose on my truck...

tikals10 · 07-22-2008, 05:02 PM

both my 380s leader hoses went within a week of install , lance sent me new ones that have been going strong for a few months. maybe they had some bad 1/4" leader hoses ?

07-18-2008, 10:05 AM	#1
GimpXtreme Daddy doesnt buy my toys Age: 24 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 598 Location: Connecticut User is: OffLine	Viair leader hose installing my 380 backup today ( AND YES GUYS I BOUGHT A P/S) and was wondering about the leader hose.. I have seen alot of threads with guys says Viair's leader hose's suck and then some guys saying they have never had an issue with them. I guess I am just wanting to see what you guys can give me on positive / negative about it.
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07-18-2008, 10:09 AM	#2
nolowis2low Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 287 Location: Shreveport User is: OffLine	Re: Viair leader hose well id ahve to say they dont suck but there not good, i installed a 450 and started seeing a leak, so i felt around and found it was leaking at the compressor head where the leader hose screwed in. but i though these leader hoses had a check valve in them, guess it went bad. just check every thing after you instal it.
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07-18-2008, 12:47 PM	#3
droppedime Bring back DARK STYLE Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,346 Location: Clarksville,Tn User is: OffLine	Re: Viair leader hose Make sure when you go to screw it to your tank you turn the swivel part and not the check valve.
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07-18-2008, 01:53 PM	#4
nolowis2low Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 287 Location: Shreveport User is: OffLine	Re: Viair leader hose i turned the swivel part, and i doped the hell out of the threads, any one got an idea of how long the hoses last, the compressor was used for about a year before i got it.
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07-18-2008, 02:13 PM	#5
Twisted_Phase Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 9 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Viair leader hose i have the viair 380s. both leader hoses broke on me when i was loosening them to take them off. i just bought some steel braided hoses from home depot and called it a day
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07-18-2008, 03:46 PM	#6
GimpXtreme Daddy doesnt buy my toys Age: 24 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 598 Location: Connecticut User is: OffLine	Re: Viair leader hose well everything with mine went all together today without a problem. luckily. im installed a KP single needle gauge just for my tank pressure but i dont have the fitting for the back of the gauge..why wouldnt it come with the gauge and where can i pick one one up? home depot or autozone maybe?
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07-18-2008, 04:55 PM	#7
cpolaris502 I wonder how it tastes? Age: 19 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 11,703 Location: Rogers, MN User is: Online	Re: Viair leader hose never had a problem with mine in the one year ive owned them. just put the compressors on and run them. a leader hose is no reason to be afraid when you have your edc. I know that you had a edc from all the threads you posted.
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07-18-2008, 08:18 PM	#8
GimpXtreme Daddy doesnt buy my toys Age: 24 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 598 Location: Connecticut User is: OffLine	Re: Viair leader hose lol yea what a f*ckin nightmare all that was..everything is good now tho edc with 380 backup..works for me now how about those fittings for the back of KP gauge where to find em.. i been busy in the driveway all day with the truck so i never got out to go looking for them
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07-19-2008, 10:32 AM	#9
nolowis2low Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 287 Location: Shreveport User is: OffLine	Re: Viair leader hose i had to go to a local supply company, if you need one that bad and cant find one, ill sell ya one for what it costs me plus what it took to ship it, i have the same KP single needle gauge in mine
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07-19-2008, 11:17 AM	#10
Noremac damned 4banger Age: 19 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,365 Location: Jonesboro Arkansas User is: OffLine	Re: Viair leader hose 1/8"x1/8" ptc fitting from suicide doors!!! http://www.suicidedoors.com/18ODx18N...eConnector.php and yes it is 1/8" nptf... not 1/4", trust me...
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07-19-2008, 11:20 AM	#11
GimpXtreme Daddy doesnt buy my toys Age: 24 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 598 Location: Connecticut User is: OffLine	Re: Viair leader hose you the man cameron thanks again
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07-19-2008, 11:37 AM	#12
Noremac damned 4banger Age: 19 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,365 Location: Jonesboro Arkansas User is: OffLine	Re: Viair leader hose Quote: Originally Posted by GimpExtreme you the man cameron thanks again haha, no problem, any time
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07-19-2008, 02:02 PM	#13
nolowis2low Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 287 Location: Shreveport User is: OffLine	Re: Viair leader hose yea i forgot about SD, plaus free shippin on fitting also i believe.
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07-19-2008, 02:03 PM	#14
OneLowSdime I SHIT BRICKS Age: 19 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,969 Location: Oshkosh WI 54901 User is: Online	Re: Viair leader hose leader hoses blow ass we spent like 40 to get 2 of them custom made
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07-19-2008, 06:16 PM	#15
Slow01S10 goin over the falls Age: 25 Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 771 Location: Niagara Falls, NY User is: OffLine	Re: Viair leader hose last year i had two of the viair hoses go within 2 weeks of each other. The first one you can see a burn spot where it got hot and then i took the hose off of my other compressor i never installed and used that. Then that one split at the check valve. I now have two real good steel braided hoses that were made at a hydrolic shop that are rated for 150 degree temp and 400psi.
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07-20-2008, 01:47 AM	#16
mrkenny N Da Werx Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 637 Location: New Mexico User is: OffLine	Re: Viair leader hose i've never had a problem with the viair 380 leader hose on my truck...
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07-22-2008, 05:02 PM	#17
tikals10 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 389 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Viair leader hose both my 380s leader hoses went within a week of install , lance sent me new ones that have been going strong for a few months. maybe they had some bad 1/4" leader hoses ?
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