Recent content by akadeutsch

I am still getting clogs. If I am using it during the day I can take the grit and pour it out in the sun to let it dry out. That seems to help. I think I need a larger dryer.

First I replaced the suction hose with a stiffer one. Then I added a dryer/separator. Then I switched out the gun. All of these changes helped and I am back in operation better than ever.

yeah I am reading that this gun will wear out pretty quickly

I just bought a blast cabinet from Harbor Freight. It is a standalone unit with the entry from the side. It leaks a little but overall it has worked pretty good. Until now, Pressure is the same as it has always been, about 90 psi. But it just doesn’t spray grit. Air still comes out at a...

Thanks...the flywheel is so seized to the crank that I've broken two pullers trying to get it off. I doubt it is moving. Ill index it and run it a little to see if it moves. good idea!

Aw... I see. It is however turning the right way. Now I am just concerned about the run out in the flywheel. Could that just be due to imbalance?

probably close to a 1/4 inch of wobble. It is spinning faster now that i tightened the belt and it sounds great till it gets to about 40 psi then it starts to knock. The Conrod is solid. There is a brass tube that runs the length of the con rod, and they were clean and clear when I put it...

yes it does. it has a little wobble.

I am still unclear as to which way this thing should spin. should it blow air over the pump? or **** air past the pump? This is a picture of why I think it is out of balance. It is obvious to me while writing this that my next move should be to buy a new flywheel. And perhaps a complete...

what happens if it is spinning the wrong way? anyone out there tell me which way it is supposed to spin?

Not main rod bearings I'm having a problem with, but the wrist pin bearing that holds the piston to the con rod. This and the fact that I never removed the crank lead me to believe the problem is in the top end. I'll check inter-stage pressure.:thumbup:

There is an arrow on the flywheel showing proper direction of spin. RMPs = 1740...right in spec. I never rebuilt the head so I would like to measure the inter-stage pressure. This will be my next step. Any advice on this process would be great. I was running 2.5 quarts of oil so I doubt...

Thanks guys. I'll drain the oil and measure what I had in it now. I think I had at least two quarts. There is a sight glass but the crank wont even touch the oil if I fill it half way up that. I did make sure that the crank is hitting the oil. The bearing that went out last time was the low...

I have an old Kellog American compressor # 331 that has been around since the later 1950s. My father left it to me when he passed and now it is in my garage. I have replaced the 5 horse motor with a new 5 horse "Leeson" unit and rebuilt the pump using new rings, new bearings, and new gaskets...