Recent content by MrKona

Nice job. Those Bluebird hoist are so much heavier than imports. Assembling those is a good workout.

If you hav one, preferably just the pump, please let me know. I'm in the San Francisco Bay area, but if just the pump, I could look into freight costs. Thanks, Bryan

See attached... Hope this helps.

I'm reviving this old thread I started with an update and a request. I had this pump mounted on a new 30 gallon tank with a 1.5 HP Baldor motor. I didn't have 240v in my garage at the time, so that was the max HP I could use. It was a great compressor and with the V-design, it was low enough to...

Re: Compressor experts - I need your help (Problem solved!) Thanks guys for your replies. I fixed it! Well, actually the compressor fixed itself. All I had to do was run it more. Ken at Air-Flo advised that I run the compressor for 30 minutes, three times, with the discharge line disconnected...

Hello Everyone, I rebuilt a 1940 Westinghouse 1BYC compressor - New disc valves, valve springs, piston rings, one new wrist pin, connecting rod bushing. Now that it's back together, the knock it had is gone, but there is a leak that is driving me nuts. I thought it was a valve leak so I...

Wow that looks great! I have to get a can of that stuff.

Careful if you try polishing the engine turned aluminum front panel. it scratches very easily and anything other than very fine polish will remove the turned surface. I used Brasso, a soft cloth, and a light touch and had decent results.

I flattened the low pressure intake valve seat, where I thought the leak was coming from, with very fine sandpaper. The valve appears to sit nice and flat on the seat... but it's still doing it. If I can't figure it out, I'm going to contact Air-Flo for advice. The strange thing is that the...

I think mine is its original metallic green. It came with the original 60 gallon tank in the same color which I sold to a guy to who is turning it into a smoker. Appears to have red primer under the paint. I had originally mounted it on a 60 gallon vertical tank but have since changed plans and...

Thanks. For this one, first stripped a lot of the blue paint with a mild stripper (Citristrip) and then bead blasted off what was left. I cheated (got lucky) with the badge. Right around the time I started the restoration, I saw an auction on Ebay for just the center sheet metal section...

I don't think I ever posted my 'after' pictures...

I have the same compressor. Mine also had a leaking valve upon shut-off. On mine, there was NO check valve between the pump and original tank.

I didn't have to look at your location to know you live in California. I figured, because I live here too and see the same thing. I did not see it to the same extent growing up on the east coast. But the difference here is that barely anyone has a basement. No place to store the stuff that would...

Good call! Nothing on the lower chest, but on the upper, it says "Advertising Metal Display Co., Chicago, USA" and a "57", which I assume means 1957. :thumbup: