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This pump is on a 120 gallon tank I picked up for my WABCO-dresser-leroi 2AVC/400. I can not make out the numbers on the front and have not seen one quite like this on GJ. It is similar in size to the WABCO 400 which is a 5hp pump and it accepts 3 belts. I would guess this is a 5 to 7.5hp pump...

This is a GE 1.5hp capacitor motor, 115/230v reversible, from a 1947 wabco air compressor I picked up. The seller tried to run it on 120v and it turned slowly. The nameplate and wiring diagram are in decent shape, but none of the wires have labels on them. Before trying it on 240v, I wanted to...

Need help with air compressor rebuild-new rings? A few weeks ago, I picked up a 1BYC WABCO compressor. The tank is also WABCO and the motor is 1.5hp 115/230 GE. The photo of the new rings is of the 1BYC pistons, but the rings for my WABCO 2avc/LeRoi 400. The rings at quick glance, seem...

Around 17 years ago, I bought a tig welder and then took a class in community college. Since then, I have slowly improved. While I am not a welder by trade, I have done plenty of welding for hobby and work. This week, I went outside my comfort zone and worked on some small/thin material. Last...

I need to add a magnetic starter to my 5hp compressor and want to make sure the amperage is correct for my motor. I'm not sure how close to the running amperage these should be. Baldor L1508T 5hp 1725 rpm 208-230 28.5 amps 1.15 service factor 28.5x1.15=32.77 amps max I run my pump up to 170...

I wasn't sure if this should go in garage or tools, or some other section. This is a shower valve in my grandparent's Monaco Diplomat RV. I tried to take the cap off with channel locks but it doesn't budge. It appears that the serrations are not to remove it, but that the brass ring on the...

Check out these photos: :scared: :mad: The rust on the top did not bother me and the inside looked good, but that was looking through a 3/4" *********. The bottom looked dirty and a bit rusty, but I didn't study it very close, when I got the compressor. The welds for the top...

I was asked if I had a thread on my tig cooler build, so here it is! It seems I must not have taken pics when I built the internals. Often times, I focus more on getting the job done than taking pics, and I'm not the type that posts anything on facebook and it is more common for me to post a...

I have posted some of these photos in other threads and I also post on the welding web forum. Others wanted to see the photos, so I thought I would actually start my own thread, instead of filling up other people's threads with my photos. My first welder was a Miller 135. It came with a cart...

A friend was given a true 5hp 80 gal compressor, but it feels like it has a broken rod. I think we found a sanborn label under the paint that someone sprayed all over it. We have not torn down the pump yet, since we don't know if it is even worth messing with. I was hoping that someone here...

I wanted to share pics of some old tools I picked up. Most of it seems like good quality stuff. My family owns a sand blasting company. They have a big shop to do parts that will fit on a truck, but their specialty is blasting turbines and other parts for power plants. Some of the parts are...

LeRoi Dresser 2AVC Restore, some questions Update in post 8: I bought this compressor and have been cleaning it up. Update: I found the tag on the pump and it is a 2AVC The parts sources I have found, list the 400 and 2AVC together. The spec sheet linked in this thread lists the 400 but not...

A shop that is 5 minutes from home had advertised a big IR compressor with cooler for $300. I figured it was a typo or the compressor was shot. I called this morning and couldn't get through to the guy so I went over. He was just finishing up the sale to another person. I think the seller is a...

Has anyone ever run a 135 amp mig welder with 0.035" wire? I will be fabricating some items out of 1/8" and 3/16" steel square tube and I need to use a wire that only comes in 0.035" and larger. There is a limited amount of 3/16" that I need to weld. My mig is a miller 135 and I run 75/25 gas...

It is all your fault, Garage Journal! :lol_hitti I bought some new drill bits. No, that isn't why I put this in the fab section. A normal person could have put the drill bit part in the tools section, but you are enablers and I just happen to fit in around here. I was missing some bits and my...

I have a set of USA made Cman reversable ratcheting end wrenches that my brother got me a number of years ago. I have used the **** out of them working in the garage and on my Chevy trucks. The 1/2" ratcheting end finally started to have issues. It is now difficult to change the direction with...