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Ford 302 V8? Ha! First engine I ever took apart to rebuild. Ah... Those were the days... The mechanics teacher was also a DJ and he had the Bee Gees playing in the background from his shagged up van 😆 So if the motor is original I'd say it's from the Disco Era 😆

How much is the seller asking? They tend to ask an arm and a leg for them where I live and even more, in other words, about the same a as new Chinese compressor of the same capacity ($1,500)

Right On. One of my two Sears machines uses this exact head, the other has the parallel fins and both use the vertical cylinder block fins instead of the slanted horizontal fins on this machine. Two of my parts machines use this slanted cylinder casting design. The pump components are pretty...

Exactly 👍 They were selling between $249 and $399 back in the 70s. They're not high quality machines, but for around the house they are way better than oilless screamers, if you don't mind the heavy weight, and can last a long time when in good condition if properly oiled and the tank...

That's pretty much what people are asking in Montreal for compressors of that type in that condition these days. Nice ones, people are asking $150. It's a far cry from 5 years ago when you could get a good one for $75 or one with a bad tank for $20 to $40 (sometimes even free).

If it works fine, doesn't knock and fills that tank from empty in about 2 minutes or so, you should be good to go. Cylinder gaskets can be made from sheet gasket from the auto part store. Reed valves can be found online. Needle bearings are standard stuff available from any place that sells...

These pumps are fairly common and their components are pretty much interchangeable. I bet you can get Craftsman, Sears and Campbell Hausfeld pump components to fit. They are fairly robust and last a long time IF they aren't run dry. The same pump is used for different outputs depending on the...

Hey, a future Vintage Compressor Restorer :)

Nice to see such a good reply! I find that most of the time, people have no clue about lubrication and the importance of using the proper type and grade of lubricant, which depends on load, speed, type of friction to protect from and temperature. Which is exactly the reason why larger, heavier...

Does anyone here know anything about this compressor, DeVilbiss 1202?

Absolutely gorgeous! I do wish we could get deals like that where I live. For that kind of money you get cheap crapola to pump car tires... Closest I got to get one like yours was last year, when someone was selling the pump only for $150. It had been posted for less than a day but was already...

With a 1750 RPM motor running the pump at about 600RPM from eyeballing the pulley sizes it should! Picture 5 - tells you exactly how to connect it. Very simple, as long as you can identify the wires, and they look pretty ratty. If they're falling apart when you move them around you'll have to...

Hahaha your post made me laugh... Pretty much my situation as well, except that most of my machines are of the same type and I'm making a few good ones with the many and keep the rest of the parts for spares. But yeah, it does take a lot of space in the basement. Something like that would...

WOW! Deals like this very rarely show up in my parts, provided the tank is in good condition (I'd take a look with a snake camera before making my offer).

This one fell off on the main pulley and it's bent, hopefully it isn't the crankshaft. I've had one with destroyed main journal bearing due to total lack of oil and hope this one isn't as bad. I've been just too busy to look into it. We're under more than 6' of snow here, it's been relentless...