98 Deville Level Ride Questions; Problems

[brianroark]

Ok, I know there is a ton of literature around but I have been sifting through it and have not found a straight forward answer to my question.

The rear end of the car wasn't absorbing bumps like it should, It does now but, still leaks air and sometimes gives me a rough ride. I recently bought two arnott shocks and upon installing the shocks and pulling hte air line they released air.

Now the problem is though, I have a really slow leak, Most of the time That I park the Car after a couple of hours the air ride system will release the built up pressure and the air pump works almost everytime I go to start the car in the morning. I know this could be the lines, i think I've read about the air dryer and something else but I would feel a lot more comforitable if you guys could help me out on my situation specifically, If I have to pull the air pump so be it I have 4 6-Ton Jack Stands and a 4x4 block of wood.

Where Should I start and What should I Do? Also My pump has probably been running 85% more than the average persons pump for about a year so is there anything I should do to maybe rebuilt, lube, change oil or anything to freshen it up. Ive read something about getting a new air dryer.


Thanks much,
Brian

[bigtone]

The air ride is something I really haven't had to work on (yet) on my 98 Deville, but I do know that my compresser kicks on every time the car is started, I thought I read where that is normal.[/i]

[dkozloski]

Try posting your problem in a forum other than for Northstar Engines. Level ride is on the other end of the car.

[submariner409]

You need to either have a Moderator move this to Cadillac Technical Discussion, Suspension, or hazard the possibility of posting a new thread down there. The level ride compressor sequencing is discussed at great length there.

[Ranger]

Get the back end up on ramps. Get the compressor to run and then spray all the fittings with soapy water. The leak point will start to foam.