[AT] Chevroplet 8500 Air brake issue

Brad Loomis brad.loomis at gmail.com
Tue Jan 18 19:38:40 PST 2022


I Googled 88 C8500 air brake schematic and got some possibilities. Even
Youtubes.  Particularly the newer Kodiak trucks, may be similar to yours.
Try variations on that search string.
Brad

On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 7:01 PM Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:

> What I need is to find out where that line goes and to what The service
> manual is $300 and I downloaded a manual file, but it has tried to download
> 2 times and failed..
> Cecil
> On 1/18/2022 8:39 PM, Bill Brueck wrote:
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> This is a shot in the dark as it’s not a tool I use or have, but is Lisle
> 37000 something like what you’re talking about?
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> Bill Brueck
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>    Pine Island, MN USA
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> <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> *On Behalf Of *Carl Szabelski
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 18, 2022 8:31 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [AT] Chevroplet 8500 Air brake issue
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> Cecil,
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> Seems to me that there is a tool for easily disconnecting them, remember
> seeing them somewhere. Maybe it was at Harbor Freight or maybe Autozone.
> For the ones that I use on our reverse osmosis system, I’ve learned to use
> a small screwdriver to make the disconnection, but them I have plenty of
> room to do so.
>
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> Carl
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> On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>
> I have an air leak under the dash in my C8500 1998 Chevrolet tractor
> mover.  I have the instrument cluster out and can barely reach to the
> fittings in the firewall.  Ther eis one line that goes from the parking
> valve to over the top of the steering column to who knows where.  My leak
> is somewhere beyond the air valve.  It really hisses.  I have replaced
> nearly all the fittings last spring on this thing.  I have an alcohol tank
> ordered.  Those quick connect fittings are a pain in the butt...  Does
> anyone have any experience with these..  Maybe Steve W..???  The factory
> service manual is $300+, and I have tried to download 2 times today and it
> failed.  I will wait until tonight after midnight to download...
> Cecil
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