Recent content by tb33anda3rd

having trouble locating parts for this under $400! any body?

update, i made new reeds using some shim stock, cut out some new gaskets and reassembled the compressor till i find the parts. filled the tank quick and is running quiet but still has a slight leak under head:confused: i will be able to get back to work and hopefully find parts next week.

still looking.

thanks, how do you know this? how do i find these parts? i looked up this info and it routed me back here.:dunno:

thanks, i will shop around. where did you get that price? i got the prices from the link above, and from campbell hausfeld. i will keep looking for the parts or a used pump. thanks.

ok, so far i found my original style valve plate is no longer available, but they sell the whole valve assembly for $416 ouch! i can buy the whole pump to the door for $800. so i decided to plumb an old roll-air compressor into my tank until i come up with a solution. i decided to plumb it into...

thanks this place had some great info and good exploded views. my valve plate assembly matches the one shown for tfoooo219 pump.

thanks Bob, Tom and Jamie, the reed valves on mine are shaped like a light bulb. i never thought of checking grainger! i bought the compressor when it was a couple years old from a co-worker who only used it for side work at night so it did not get used much. he needed to get money to escape a...

do you have any part numbers on yours? model serial number? mine only has a tag on the side of the pump with a number that doesn't seem to help.

yes Tom that is the twin to mine. it's a real workhorse and the reed valves suffered from metal fatigue. [over twenty five years of use in my restoration business. it has kept my pot sandblaster and glass bead cabinet running all day at times. at one time i had four employees doing both bodywork...

nobody? do we just throw it out and buy some cheap piece of **** from harbor freight?

hi guys/gals, where is the best place to find parts for my ramair 5 hp, 80 gallon upright compressor. tried searching on the net, called a few but have not been called back with info. i am looking for all the gaskets, including the one with the reed valves in it. a couple broke off and i had an...

car guy who lives for hardware. spend most my life in garage/workshop. hi to all.