Recent content by Tinker Man

No matter which compressor you get don't forget to change the oil and air intake filters. I have an old 1955 Quincy 325 record of change 7 and I am just rebuilding it. This compressor with a few upgraded parts is capable of 500 psi. I run it at 175 psi. This unit was originally used on an ocean...

I'm in the process of rebuilding 2 late 50's Quincy air compressors. I have found a really good parts supplier for Quincy parts. I'm passing this along because most of us like to get new quality parts at reasonable prices. Long story short, try CompressorPartsStore.com Example pricing in my...

I like your shop even though I think I see lots of white stuff on the ground... but... I'd like it in a warmer climate. That compressor I see in your pictures is a real monster. My neighbor has two of those monsters, that's how I wound up with the 240 roc 8 and the 325 roc 7 units. I found...

A Pmech glad to hear you found some parts so you can rebuild. Are the wrist pins over sized or std? If over sized will you need to replace bushings or machine the piston holes? This is the first time I've done a project on an air compressor so I'm interested in learning all I can. I just talked...

A_Pmech , I suspect they aren't machining them until they get orders, hence the 2 week lead time. I've been told that some Atlas Capco pistons are interchangeable. I did find a sub number from them which I am also trying to track down. If I find something worthwhile I'll let you know. A racing...

Fellows thanks for the responses. When, if, I get some good info on parts I post it.

I can tell by the silence no one, including me, knows where to get these pistons at reasonable prices. I've checked all the machine shops in my area except one which I'm going to check this afternoon. I know I've seen these 3 compression ring + and oil ring pistons before, that was years ago...

I have a 1958 Quincy 240 8 air compressor and I need one 4 inch std piston pn: 1275-001 (this pn may have been superseded). One lan between the two top compression rings fractured an inch off. I suppose that is the reason I don't like aluminum pistons in a low rpm engine. In her youth I was told...

Yep... my title line is correct, "I am an old buzzard", as your old grandpa might tell you 70 is no longer a puppy, not quite as old as dirt, which I have been covered with many times, but almost. My handle is "Tinker Man" which is appropriate for me, because I love to work on everything...

Yep... my title line is correct, "I am an old buzzard", as your old grandpa might tell you 70 is no longer a puppy, not quite as old as dirt, which I have been covered with many times, but almost. My handle is "Tinker Man" which is appropriate for me, because I love to work on everything...