Recent content by Geriatricknowitall

Thanks again Mac, My Wife went out to the garage to get something out of the freezer and when she returned said the compressor seemed to be running continuously, that's when I discovered the leak around the valve. The garage is detached and some distance from the house as it was once a...

Mac, Can't thank you enough for your most recent bit of wisdom. I will attempt to dismantle and inspect the valve seal. While I am at it, I'll change the oil (? proper viscosity, amount and type ?), clean the air filter and check everything else, IE: belt and belt tension and the other valve...

Thank you all....I am in the process of contacting manufacturers for literature concerning this pump so I can get a rebuild kit. I think going through this thing would be worth it versus replacement!?...like I said it still runs, just has a leak right at the copper tubing area on that front...

Thanks kams, that helps a lot! It started leaking air around the release valve located on the front centrifugal unloader assembly. Is the release valve worn or is it something else internally? The compressor still runs but won't shut off due to the leakage. I'll check whether the hardware is SAE...

Trains are the workhorses in the supply network ever since their creation...loved them since childhood. As a Contractor for many years, I have suffered "eye bleeds" from inadvertent exposure to "plumbers' crack"...:ROFLMAO:

Thanks...I'll check it out! If I had to guess it looks newer than the one I have and the pump unit is definitely different but there certainly could be info that is useful.

Hello, I have an older MATCO Air Command 5 hp 2 stage compressor with an 80 gallon tank and am looking for some info on the unit. It came with the property we purchased and was running fine for the last five years here, but now is suffering from an air leak at the front of the compressor unit...