I was having an issue with it burning up/melting fuses over and over so I read online that it's because the wiring that comes from the factory sucks. So, I cut it all out, cut off the factory harness and wired in 10GA all the way through including all wires that go to the relay. I wanted the fuse to also be ran on 10GA wire and didn't realize the fuse I replaced it with was 40A.
Anyway, I had a separate issue today and got it squared away for the most part. I was letting the truck idle for a bit to take in some coolant and saw my fuel pressure went to zero and blew the terminal fuse. I replaced the fuse thinking it was probably due to all the crap from earlier, breaking my belt and what not. After I put in a new fuse and went back inside I came out about 10 minutes later to see that fuel pressure dropped to zero again. I go to check the fuse and see that it's fine.
Unfortunately, it sounds like the airdog isn't fine. with the motor off you can barely hear sound coming from it.
I started feeling around, none of the wires are remotely hot. The relay is a little more than warm and the top of the motor to the airdog is very hot to the touch.
I realize I had a fuse that was more than what it should have been and may have damaged my airdog. Hopefully it is just overheated and really weak right now due to that.
I'm not understanding why I'm still having an issue though. I grounded the wire to the frame where the airdog is mounted and have 10ga wire all the way up to the battery. All the connections are good and clean and the AD is mounted on a terminal by itself on the hot side which I also sanded to make sure it would have a good connection.
The only thing that I can think of is the relay is a little different, but I wouldn't think it would cause this sort of issue. The picture was taken before I replaced all the wires and fuse block. It's just to show the two relays.
I appreciate any ideas. Very frustrating.
Anyway, I had a separate issue today and got it squared away for the most part. I was letting the truck idle for a bit to take in some coolant and saw my fuel pressure went to zero and blew the terminal fuse. I replaced the fuse thinking it was probably due to all the crap from earlier, breaking my belt and what not. After I put in a new fuse and went back inside I came out about 10 minutes later to see that fuel pressure dropped to zero again. I go to check the fuse and see that it's fine.
Unfortunately, it sounds like the airdog isn't fine. with the motor off you can barely hear sound coming from it.
I started feeling around, none of the wires are remotely hot. The relay is a little more than warm and the top of the motor to the airdog is very hot to the touch.
I realize I had a fuse that was more than what it should have been and may have damaged my airdog. Hopefully it is just overheated and really weak right now due to that.
I'm not understanding why I'm still having an issue though. I grounded the wire to the frame where the airdog is mounted and have 10ga wire all the way up to the battery. All the connections are good and clean and the AD is mounted on a terminal by itself on the hot side which I also sanded to make sure it would have a good connection.
The only thing that I can think of is the relay is a little different, but I wouldn't think it would cause this sort of issue. The picture was taken before I replaced all the wires and fuse block. It's just to show the two relays.
I appreciate any ideas. Very frustrating.
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