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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 the bottom of the tank. I'm sure it will get more oil film on the inside of the tank with more use.

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 old. It actually came off with a wrench and a 2' cheater bar. The inside of the tank looks pretty darn good to me. There was some brownish gunk at the bottom 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.

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

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?? Does it have to go all the way to the bottom of the tank and enter there? Seems kind of hokey.

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. Another guy online that works in the industrial compressor industry (at ZIQI Compressors) said "The HP ratings are often exaggerated. They use "Peak HP" or marketing...

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 13.6A. The Vevor 5 HP model lists 18.2A which is on par with my old motor.

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?

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 and called the company. They resell them with their company sticker on the tank. The guy said it was sold back in 2004 for $2,800.00 new.

Greetings everyone! I have an old air compressor my father in law gave me years ago and it has worked perfectly. He had it for years before that in his workshop. The tank tag shows a date of 1961 so it's a grand dad. Recently while using it I noticed the motor sounding a little different. I...