vshearer
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I guess I will learn a bit as this is my first compressor. So far I have run it about 30 minutes testing and it generates good pressure on all stages, unloads at 3700 and kicks back in at about 3100. Diesel runs like a top. Still trying to determine overall condition. It has an hourmeter that indicates 290 hours but I am a bit cynical of that. Over half the guages on the front panel have been replaced. Looks a bit more used than 300 hours would indicate.
Used synthetic oil for filling and will refill again after several hours.
I am curious if anyone has experience with these if they have converted the Dehydrator stacks that take LF cartridges to self-packing? I don't want to re-invent the wheel. Seems I could use an old cartridge and cut the ends out to make a packable cylinder.
Couple of things I have run into so far. Took a 3' breaker bar to break loose the caps on the dehydrators. They are clean although the "Mechanical" stack had about a teaspoon of clean oil in the bottom. All the traps had some water/oil in them, but the #3 had at least 6 ozs. of water/sludge in it. Seems I saw somewhere on this forum a suggestion to disconnect the third stage hose and check air output on a clean rag. I am cleaning all of these as well as the constant flow drains. Finding lots of small leaks on the tubing fittings. Doesn't hold pressure for more than 5 hours on the stacks.
Anyone with experience with these I would like to share experience with. As I only have about $850 invested (picked it up govt surplus) I guess I have a good parts bin in the fittings and towers even if it doesn't pan out, but so far I am guardedly optimistic. The wife calls it the "Lunar Rover" and wants to know why it has a place in the garage now and our cars don't.
Used synthetic oil for filling and will refill again after several hours.
I am curious if anyone has experience with these if they have converted the Dehydrator stacks that take LF cartridges to self-packing? I don't want to re-invent the wheel. Seems I could use an old cartridge and cut the ends out to make a packable cylinder.
Couple of things I have run into so far. Took a 3' breaker bar to break loose the caps on the dehydrators. They are clean although the "Mechanical" stack had about a teaspoon of clean oil in the bottom. All the traps had some water/oil in them, but the #3 had at least 6 ozs. of water/sludge in it. Seems I saw somewhere on this forum a suggestion to disconnect the third stage hose and check air output on a clean rag. I am cleaning all of these as well as the constant flow drains. Finding lots of small leaks on the tubing fittings. Doesn't hold pressure for more than 5 hours on the stacks.
Anyone with experience with these I would like to share experience with. As I only have about $850 invested (picked it up govt surplus) I guess I have a good parts bin in the fittings and towers even if it doesn't pan out, but so far I am guardedly optimistic. The wife calls it the "Lunar Rover" and wants to know why it has a place in the garage now and our cars don't.