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    First post, I jacked my air compressor fitting. Suggestions.

    Lady's and gentlement, Rector Seal and Teflon tape soapy water and I'm now leak free.
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    First post, I jacked my air compressor fitting. Suggestions.

    This is a great point. I have always been looking for a reason to justify a new compressor. It's 29 gallons and 2hp. While it 'works' for what I need, it does not work nearly well enough. I paid $250 4 years ago. I'm thinking of selling it with the leak and buying something better suited for...
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    First post, I jacked my air compressor fitting. Suggestions.

    Lol, while I do weld auto body occasionally I would not personally weld this myself but have a shop weld it. I doubt my 110v flux core welder would be up to that job.
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    First post, I jacked my air compressor fitting. Suggestions.

    I was thinking of welding a steel AN fitting, but this looks like an easy 'fix'. I am going to try RECTOR seal in a few hours and follow up with my results.
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    First post, I jacked my air compressor fitting. Suggestions.

    Actually I just looked at the tap and it has NPT stamped on it.
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    First post, I jacked my air compressor fitting. Suggestions.

    I used a regular tap. Which probably screwed me.
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    First post, I jacked my air compressor fitting. Suggestions.

    I'm going to go buy some rectal today and see if that works. The bung is large enough that I could possibly tap larger if I go with an AN fitting.
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    First post, I jacked my air compressor fitting. Suggestions.

    https://goo.gl/photos/pcNnBJkMYy645iQE7 I bought a new T and am trying to install again but still getting a leak after tape and paste. I filled the tank (30 gallons) last night and have lost 8 psi over night....
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    First post, I jacked my air compressor fitting. Suggestions.

    Hello, long time lurker but first time posting. Yesterday, I made the mistake of buying a automatic water drain system from HF....I know.....and while threading the t fitting into the compressor the fitting snapped off. Tried to extract the brass fitting stump with a hack saw and when that...
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