how would you go about taking the bottle in and out with the blowdown tube, main feed line, gauge line, etc... running all to it. obviously you would have to disconnect them all, but then wouldnt you lose all the N2O you had in the bottle? im just a little pickled by this situation. any insight?

 

I have my pressure switch, and gauge manifold mounted to the center tunnel...then ran a 18" line from there to the bottle, mounted on our tranny tunnel bracket, with an 860 hex to wing adaptor. Makes getting the bottle in and out very easy.

 

I think I must have the old style hook up with my gauge because with the valve closed there's no pressure. It's just a matter of a 9/16" open end, two wing nuts for the bottle clamp, a nut driver for the blowdown tube hose clamp and I pull the Velcro straps for the heater. It's all out in less than a minute. There are those big star style connectors where no wrench is needed but I haven't gotten around to buying them.

 

I am also running the 860 Heater...All I have to do is loosen 3 wing nuts and my bottle is in/out.

 

im gonna bring this thread back up...

when my valve is closed on the bottle will there be pressure at the blowdown tube and pressure sending unit hookup or will it be alright to unhook this stuff with it closed?

 

On my Zex bottle valve, the bottle must be empty before removing the nut where the blow down tube attaches. It is between the bottle and the shut off valve. The pressure gauge or the sensor is past the valve so in my situation, that can be removed as long as the shut off valve is closed. I've been told the new valves have the pressure outlet behind the shut off valve. In other words, yours may have the full bottle pressure behind the gauge sensor even if the shut off valve is closed. You can tell by looking at the valve and outlets layout. It should be obvious if those orifices are before or after the shut off stem seal.

 

alright i have it figured out. thanks guys.