EVSD-5U Warning!!
I just wanted to post some info for you guys out there that may be having some problems with there valve not operating properly. I bought one brand new from Todd at Dreamworks last week and installed it in my F-20 a couple nights ago. I powered it up and programmed it and what not, filled the air tanks and proceeded to test. Well, I got nothing, no doors moving, no gear moving, not even any brakes. So I start my troubleshooting, reprogram the valve (several times), check that everything is connected right, and check again. I finally pulled out the valve and made sure nothing was blocking the flow down the line. I hooked up the compressor directly to all the airlines and was able to actuate the doors and gear and brakes, so my plumbing was good, had to be the valve.
So next I tested the valve with nothing connected to the ports, nothing! just a little dribble of air out of Valve 3 and the was it, the exhaust port was working too. So I am thinking the solenoids are bad. So just for fun I decide to remove the air nipples that you screw in and check them. BINGO! I come to find that there is some glue or something like that blocking all of my air nipples!! I took a 1mm drill and drilled out all the gook. Not sure how it got in there but all 5 were blocked!! So if your valve is not working as it should remember to check thos screw in nipples for blockage.[:@]