Anyone know anything about air brakes?

It's your door, so your problem. I agree with him.

So I need a door I can come in and out of without any gaseous exchange?

I'm gonna need a bigger x-ray...

Bob

So I need a door I can come in and out of without any gaseous exchange?

I'm gonna need a bigger x-ray...

Bob

Can do.

I've an Iveco Cargo.

You don't actually need to ''fill up'' the airbrakes. About two minutes is enough to silence the low pressure buzzer, and about 2 minutes 30 seconds is enough air pressure to release the (spring actuated) hand brake on my truck. It's then possible to drive away while the compressor completes the recharge of the reservoirs.

Julian.

If you're just doing it on idle, very easily.

Depends on the size of the air tanks and the system. Yours is a mickey mouse truck.

Although it's unlikely his neighbours got a motorhome over 7.5T. Not impossible but...

Would it help if he parked it facing the opposite direction (just a thought, it'd be less obnoxious to you, and simple solution for him)

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The simpelest solution would be for him to fit tail pipe extender that chucks the fumes out the other side of the van.

i drive a little 4.5 ton iveco turbo daily based motorhome (no air brakes but a vacuum servo the size of the engine fitted to some cars and a vacuum resovoir with associated warning lights for lack of vacuum in the tank)

But my van is like most iveco's, the exhaust system comprises of the down pipe from the turbo, the silencer box, then a 6 inch stub on the end of the box pointing slightly downwards, so the fumes exit under the vehicle, so will exit front, back or either side depending on the wind, that arangement is the same on most rigid trucks.

but an option from iveco is a tailpipe piece that takes the exhaust to the side of the body, ideal for campers so you can run the engine and not smoke people out in the awning, You can get one to go either side, one obviousely goes over the prop shaft so costs more, but the mounting points are either side, just need to loosen the clamp, pull the little stub off the silencer, push the extension pipe on and bolt the mounting rubber to the outrigger where it exits.

It is parked that way so the doors are against the garage. Probably to improve security of both garage and rear doors.

Bob

I think the wind is the overwhelming factor in the spread. Whichever direction the exhaust sets it off going, it is going to blow wherever the wind is going.

It also doesn't dissipate quickly - down the opposite side of my house it can get quite dense. I came in from the supermarket, and it wasn't running, but the stink was really strong. I went for the side door, but it was strong down the side of the house, and one trip into the house resulted in stinking the whole kitchen out.

Bob

Yes, that's true. Mickey mouse, not a fully airbraked system but air over oil - that's why I said two minutes. (or so) Are you suggesting that the OP's problem related to a full air braked true HGV vehicle? I've hardly seen any motorhomes over 7.5 tons....

BTW, I'm looking for a swan neck or knock out axle trailer - preferably single axle with a 20' bed. Do you know of any FS?

Julian.

maybe he can be persuaded to run it on biodiesel then? nice smell of freshly frying doughnuts,

i recently had the mot on my motorhome running on bio, tester loved the smell and said he could stay down the pit all day, rather than having to hold his breath and get out as fast as he could.

At the testing station it will be required to charge the system from 0 to turning the buzzer off by running at 2000rpm for no more than 3 mins. At tickover 10 mins is possible, although unlikely if the system is in good condition. But then if the system was in good condition it would hold its pressure and not need recharging unless it had been stood for a goodish while. If it needs charging every day there's a leak.

Steve

That, or a potato up the exhaust. Or some of that expanding foam filler stuff.

A cars turbo won't start spinning at any real speed below 2000RPM unlike a wagon one.

As you know f*ck all, I don't give a shit what you think.

Proving your comments are worthless.

Know of many electric compressors that run up to 10 bar and can provide sufficient volume which don't sound like a tractor when they're running?