N20 leak?
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N20 leak? Well I filled by bottle about 3 1/2 weeks ago. Then I put the car on jack stands. Took my old wheels off and sold them, and ordered some prostars, and put those PITA wheels on, so today, I checked my bottle and in 87 degree weather, the bottle was down to 600psi, in my 15lb bottle, Put the bottle heater on and no good. I forgot in close the damn valve on the bottle, Is this normal to loose some psi, with the bottle open, and sitting for about a month. I check a few places and found no leaks. But is this normal or should I look even more?
It is not good for the solenoid to leave the bottle on, especially for so long. I heard the extended pressure on the solenoid can possibly damage the solenoid or cause it to leak a bit. I also head that NX recommends that you turn the bottle off even between runs at the drag strip. Just saying some things i heard from someone else here.
Well you shouldn't in theory but most people do if you don't close the valve. On a hot day you can see 1500 psi or more on a bottle that pressure is constantly pushing and pushing on those fittings.. it will find a way out eventually, all it really takes is one fitting not being 100% well seated or tight. Best to always close the valve.
Now I do personally always leave mine open and i have lost a bottle once in a blue moon.. but my reasoning is having nitrous on my vehicles.. that I will not chance not having the valve open, forgetting to open it when getting in my truck, car etc and getting in a situation where a. i think i have it open and find out the hard way that it wasn't, or knowing it's closed and that I forgot to open it.. and not racing someone i want to because of that
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Now I do personally always leave mine open and i have lost a bottle once in a blue moon.. but my reasoning is having nitrous on my vehicles.. that I will not chance not having the valve open, forgetting to open it when getting in my truck, car etc and getting in a situation where a. i think i have it open and find out the hard way that it wasn't, or knowing it's closed and that I forgot to open it.. and not racing someone i want to because of that
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