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I wanted the gunk out of the tank because it would sometimes splatter out the drain when I would purge any moisture. I only cleaned out...

I actually pulled the bottom access plug to peak inside. I was worried that the plug would be hard to get out since this tank is so...

undoubtedly an auto drain. snap some pictures of the top end of the pipe termination

Like mentioned looks to be tied into the head unloader & and auto drain most likely. Definitely not hokey, and more on the lines of...

Here's a pic of where the line connects at the top and a pic of the bottom arrangement. I have always had to manually open the drain.

Sounds like an unloader, but maybe does both unloading and triggering the drain.

Upper end is attached to the front of the pump and the bottom end goes into the bottom of the tank.

It's a standard 3hp motor. Nothing special I hopped on marketplace and saw a couple decent 3hp 1ph motors for $100. I'm sure you could...

Looking at the photo of my compressor, can someone explain what the purpose is of the line that I have the white arrows pointing to...

I chatted with a local guy that repairs these electric motors. He said to go by amps and not horse power on the new motor tags...

Ive used two Vevor motors so far... one in my tire machine (1.5 hp) and another on my zip line rope tow (2hp). They seem fine and have...

Are the Vevor motors any good? I was looking at them the other day. The one you link to claims it's 3HP but the amperage is listed as...

Here's a pic of the tag off the old motor. By the amperage I'd guess a 5 HP unit? Or does the "3" under the model number represent 3 HP?

Older T-30's have something like a 50,000 hour life. Pull the fitting and inspect the inside of the tank if you are worried. Something...

Here's a pic of the Quincy I was talking about. I actually did some research and found the sales order number for the original purchase...