I have a fairly inexpensive 26 gallon Craftsman vertical oil-less compressor that works OK but would not be my first choice if I had to use it a lot. Very noisy and cheap gauge. However, one big improvement I made to it was to replace the drain cock with a ball valve similar to what is described in this link. It works super. http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/workshop/compressor/drain/ball_valve.htm From: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] I bought a compressor from Harbor Freight. It is not an oil-less model and it is still very loud. Also I have doubts as to whether it produces the advertised capacity as it won't even come close to keeping up with my diegrinder. It also calls for 30 wt. non-detergent oil. So in the winter I have to use a heat gun to warm it up as the oil is too thick and it won't start, just pops the breaker. It also developed a leak in the pressure switch, which I repaired and has held so far. Paul L. My 5+ year old 60gal Craftsman oilless air compressor pump has thrown three set of rods in quick order (why?). Sears replacement pump/motor combo seems too expensive. So, I am looking for a source for a separate pump and compressor to retrofit to the tank. This is for my home garage. Mostly, the heaviest load I use it for are impact wrenches but I do have a sandblaster. I'm thinking 10 cfm at 90 psi will be enough. I'm leery of Harbor Freight and was thinking of Northern Tools or Grainger. Any suggestions and pointers would be very much appreciated. Akron Don Gallimore -- -- -- Please address private email -- email of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. That is, email your parts/car transactions and negotiations, as well as other personal messages, only to the intended recipient. Do not just press "reply" and send your email to everyone using the general '62-'65 Clubhouse public email address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine-tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group. http://groups.google.com/group/1962to1965mopars?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to 1962to1965mopars+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
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