Recent content by kyleaudio

Yup, it's hard to beat the power of gravity! This setup was probably a good idea on paper, but not so much in practice. Now onto the next items that need attention. It needs a new gauge, there is a crack in the bourdon tube that is leaking air, and the motor has a leaky capacitor. Should be...

Well, I pulled the drain out and found a rubber hose attached. After that I decided to pull the plug on the bottom of the tank and even though I had just drained the tank, a good bit of water and black gunk came out! It looks like i'll plug up the original drain and plumb in a ball valve on the...

I might end up doing that, I was hoping someone here knew something about the current setup. It is in a nice and easy to get to location though!

zkling, yes, there is a petcock on there, I've seen another picture of this model compressor and it looked the same as mine. I'll try to get a better picture tonight though.

Hi Guys, I just picked up a new air compressor for the shop, it's an old Kellogg American with a model 321 pump and a peerless 1.5hp motor. A little bit of work and everything is working great! Total cost was only $125.00! :D The tank drain has me a bit confused, it is on the side of the tank...

Hi guys, I found an old air compressor that looks like it would do the trick in my shop, but the guy selling it doesn't really know much about it other than it works good and it's old n heavy. Anyone here know anythin about it? It's a pretty good drive out there, just want to make sure that it's...