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I'm refurbing a very old tank. 1949 vintage. Now and again I see people advising others to toss such a tank based on its age. Today I plugged all the holes, filled it with water and put a sprinkler gauge on it. I had to link a few different couplings together but it connected the pressure washer...

Well it looks like I did it again. I paid $400 for my cool old Quincy 325 compressor and its gonna cost me a lot more. I took the motor in to be gone over and it needs a bearing and a switch. I'm not sure what kind of switch is in the motor enclosure, but that's what the guy said. Might have...

Hello all. I'm trying to test and if good return an old compressor tank from 1949. It's 70 gallons. Today I fought out one of the inspection plugs. Ultimately it took the torch. It was really in there. I worked at it hard until I was concerned that I was going to damage it so badly that I'd...

Hello I just bought a Quincy 325 roc 1 on a 70 gallon horizontal Westinghouse Tank. I paid $400. Not sure if it was a decent deal or not. It works well, though I'll likely restore it to perfect because I can't resist. My question is whether to trust a hydro test that I do on my own. The tank...

Hello all I'm new so thank you in advance for your help. Today I picked up a compressor that I think might be put together from parts but initially I suspect I did well. Tank is marked Westinghouse 1949 . 70 gal with a 197 psi working pressure. I got a 5 hp Leland Faraday motor (mounted)...