[encantotom]

the reason i think the seals inside the main cylinder are bad is from experience i had repairing the air ram for the bay freezer/fridge. i changed the valve like i did on this one. but then i noticed that it was leaking air out the exhaust port when it was in, then as i opened and closed it, it would change to the opposite position. the seals inside the cylinder were leaking by and rather than holding pressure, it went in one side and out the other.

i think the same thing is happening with the bode air door cylinder. both bode and newell thought there was a high change the solenoid had something in it, a piece of dirt or something that made it leak, but jim at newell asked me if it had been a race coach and said they were the ones that sometimes had to be rebuilt.

you can take the cylinder off by taking the 4 long bolts off the bottom of the cylinder and pull it off the main assembly without taking the door off etc.

hey, i am learning

tom