My EAS has always been an adventure but I was able to get my car to rise. I decided I’d tinker w the front valve block after seeing some videos of rebuilding them. I took her out... opened her up and found some crusty stuff. I cleaned her up and put some new o rings on and voila! She’s on bumps. She will not raise for the life of her. I jumped the relay and the compressor does go on but that’s about it. What have I don’t sweet Jesus what have I done....

 

I would double-check that you out the hoses on the valve block correctly. I hear that's an easily-made mistake.

 

Thinking back - the only way to screw that up
woukd be to to put the black hose on backwards. Pretty sure the lower hose had the sticker on it but I’ll go back and check. Or do you mean the mechanical connection of the hose is often done incorrectly ?

if so - would you explain ?

 

I only know what I've read on this board; @DakotaTravler would be able to provide details. My understanding was just getting the hose connections backwards (i.e. the "in" hose where the "out" hose is supposed to go, and vice-versa).

 

hour_wa is spot on, the hoses can get mixed up. Two black and one green if I recall. And FYI that green one is actually the driver side bag not the input as some think. Gernally only two can get messed up since the lower, which might be the green one, has a 90 it in. So it can only go in one spot. Also make certain you connector is snapped in all the way. I had an issue with mine when off roading. Apparently I did not have it seated all the way from work done months earlier.

 

If the gunk you cleaned out was a white powder i'd be servicing the compressor and cleaning out the lines and other valve blocks.