Ok. So I just installed my shocker kit on my dodge ram. I wired everything as shown on the diagram. Yet for some reason soon as I hook up all my wiring to the battery and make the compressor turn on the air valve seems to be wide open the whole time as the tank will not fill up and I can hear the air slowly coming through the horns. I’m not sure what I did wrong. I wired the air valve ground wire to the frame hot wire to the toggle switch. With the other end of the toggle switch To the hot wire of the horn. Then grounded the compressor and pressure switch. Connected all those wires to the correct ones. Then ran the blue wire from the pressure switch straight to the battery. I know it says to wire to ignition but I wasn’t worried about my battery dying. Does anyone know why my airvalve is staying open? Or what I did wrong any questions or answers would be much appreciated thank you.
Not sure if I quite follow, but the solenoid wiring should have nothing to do with the compressor wiring.
The solenoid wiring should be:
Positive battery source------>through your button/switch------>to red solenoid wire----->black solenoid wire to ground.
What kind of button/switch are you using? How many terminals does it have? If it’s a double pole switch you might just need to switch terminals.
Not sure if I quite follow, but the solenoid wiring should have nothing to do with the compressor wiring.
I was just trying to state everything I did in case it was something else.
The solenoid wiring should be:
Positive battery source------>through your button/switch------>to red solenoid wire----->black solenoid wire to ground.
The solenoid is the thing where the air hose goes in one side and I connect the other 4 air hoses on the other end right? If so I don’t have it to a switch at all. I just ran that straight to the positive terminal of the battery.
What kind of button/switch are you using? How many terminals does it have? If it’s a double pole switch you might just need to switch terminals.
It’s just a normal 2 prong toggle switch. Il have to try switching them.
Look at the arrow on the air valve. It indicates the direction of air travel. If you have it reversed the valve might kind of act like a normally open valve.
This is your solenoid valve (or very similar):
The valve is the brass part. The solenoid is in the black housing and there are 2 wires coming out of it. Ground the black wire. The red wire needs a button or switch between the solenoid and your battery. If you hook it straight to the battery, it’s always on.
Ok. So my red wire from the solenoid needs to go to my toggle switch. What will go to the other terminal of the toggle?
Run wire from battery to 1 prong on toggle switch - doesn’t matter which one.
Run wire from other prong of toggle switch to red wire on solenoid.
Then black wire on solenoid to ground.
It’s also a good idea to put a fuse inline close to the battery. 5 amp is plenty big.
Ok only a few more questions. The blue wire that’s supposed to go to the ignition from the pressure switch is it ok to run it straight to the battery? And I thought the diagram said to run the solenoid wire to the toggle then to wire the other terminal on it into the hot wire of the stock horn to be able to switch between the stock and train horn.
Blue wire must be the trigger wire. If you put it straight to a battery source, the compressor can kick on any time the tank gets low - that’s whether the car/truck is running or not. That can drain your battery if you have an air leak. At the very least I would put a toggle switch on it. Then you have to remember to shut off your switch. It’s really better to find an ignition source.
There are different ways to wire into the stock horn. If I follow the method you described, it’s a 2 prong toggle (single throw) and the stock horn always blows. If the switch is off it’s just the stock horn. If the switch is on they both blow (using the steering wheel).
The other method is to use a double throw toggle that has three terminals. Then the switch selects which horn to blow individually (using the steering wheel).
Which one do you want? What kind of vehicle?
I’m gonna want the double throw. And it’s a 03 dodge ram 1500
I’m quoting from another thread:
Dont mess around with putting the trigger right to the battery! usa a add-a-fuse, and tap into the radio fuse, or acc in the fuse box.
If you do you are putting your compressor , battery and wiring at risk… If compressor kicks on when truck isnt running it can and will drain your battery. If this is your first install you will likely have leaks to find over a night of air sitting.
What do u mean by wire leading back to the steering wheel?
When you cut into the horn wire (near the horn), you have 2 wire ends. 1 end leads right to the horn. The other end goes back towards the dash and the steering wheel.
That diagram in the link above isn’t labeled very good, but it is the proper layout.
Thank u very much for all the help. I feel like I better understand now. Hopefully Tommorrow afternoon I will be able to come back on here saying everything’s working lol. If not il be back thanks again.
ok good luck.
Ok. So I wired it up decided to use a toggle switch instead of factory horn. My toggle has two prongs one has the hot wire from the solenoid. The other prong is a hot wire from the battery. When I hook everything up the tank still isn’t able to get any pressure bc the air is just going straight through the tank to the air valve then out the horns no matter which way I flip my toggle switch.
Maybe go back to danwat’s suggestion:
The arrow should point towards the horn - not the tank.
It’s pointed towards the horn. The problem is the valve is acting like its stuck open no matter what bc I took the valve completely off and blew through it and it’s still not closed. Hooked it up and made it make the click noise and tried blowing through again and air still came through
I’m curious if you can blow through it while putting power to it.
If not, then it’s a nomally open valve instead of normally closed.
If you can blow through it with or without power, then it’s just stuck.
Is it new? And is it from Hornblasters? If yes and yes, you should give them a call.