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Originally Posted by Batterink
I suppose. If the tubing is touching the compressor anywhere it would be on the opposite side of where the heatsink is. I didn't think that part of the compressor got very hot, but I could be wrong.
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If you're using the Viair compressor, it has a relatively low thermal mass and heats up much quicker than the old Thomas compressors. There used to be a rule that you had to have solid brass fittings connected to the compressor output for the pressure relief valve, and this extra metal provided some amount of a buffer for a sort of heat sink. A few things to try is maybe adding several of your compressor components directly to the compressor through solid fittings and see if that helps. Another option would be to add a fan to provide some forced convection across the compressor head to cool it down.
More speculative answers: the tube you have may not be rated for the pressure you're using (not likely, but worth checking) or could be old and have lost some of its stiffness if stored improperly for an extended period of time.
[edit: bah, took too long to write and missed the discussion!]