Hookedonhunting

Another view. You can see the air damn below it.

Hookedonhunting

View from the top of the engine looking down at the compressor.

Hookedonhunting

Ok. This is the red power wire from the harness which is inside the truck under the passenger dash. It comes out of that rubber boot and runs through the engine bay to the compressor. Also, which is hard to see, the airline that goes from the gauge to the compressor comes out of a smaller rubber boot under the large one the power wire runs through.

Hookedonhunting

You can see both the red power wire and the black air line going through the separate boots in this pic. This will be tough for guys with large hands. ***tip. I used a wire hanger straightened out for a fish. You get a nice tight fit around the wire and hose with your rubber boot that way. My wife helped me feed it all through while I pulled. BIG HELP!!

Hookedonhunting

Of course this is the gauge assembly. Power wire and air hose running to the back of it. I know it doesn't look beautiful but I didn't want to drill that 3rd hole in the dash so I just made it as clean as possible. I already hated mounting it with screws. FYI, one thing I don't like about this analog set up is the when you release air from the system to lower the pressure it exhausts out of that gauge. Talk about smelly. The good part is if I fart I just release some air from the system and tell the wife it was air bag air. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

uzikaduzi

looks good... at first it looked like the top plate and the bottom mount were off and the air bag was kind of filled lopsided. but the other pics don't seem to show that.

Hookedonhunting

Honestly I'm not all that pleased with how this electrical worked out. The little doohickey that hooks onto the little fuse seems cheap and vulnerable to breakage. But it works. I'm still not able to find a "switched" fuse that only operates when the key is in the on position. All of the fuses I've tried have a constant power. Soooo the little lamp in the gauge assembly is always on. Unless I unplug the connection from the fuse.

Hookedonhunting

Id say your initial thought was a bit correct. However with the way the holes line up unfortunately that's as straight as they will ever be. So far I haven't felt like it was causing any problems. Also, they tend to straighten out a bit when I air them up a bit tighter. They are sitting at 12-15# right now.

uzikaduzi

how many amps does that compressor need? there should be a few power sources like the radio, windows, interior lights, that are only key on power and you could use the jumper on the hot side of the fuse since you have an inline fuse. another thing... ally my key on power has power until I remove the key and open the door (i think there is a timer on it. (but i have an 06 and an 08)

Hookedonhunting

Compressor needs a min of 15 amp circuit. So far I've tried the moon roof, the back seat heat, and two spares. All will immediately turn the little gauge light bulb on. And I can operate the compressor if I hit the button. All without the key inside the ignition. Which side of a fuse is "hot"??