Compressor rebuild Part 5

[burgie]

Good evening..

Well...tonight I installed the pressure switch, pressure relief, new pressure gauge, large tank port covers and polished copper pressure sensing line.

(I actually disassembled the old gauge, gave it a thorough cleaning, paint removal, lube and reassembled it. It came out nice but the dial was stuck at 30 psi...and I couldn't figure out what the issue was? I connected it to my existing system and it read the correct pressure, just seemed jammed at 30 psi. So, I installed a new dial with stainless steel Swagelok elbow).

I completely restored the pressure switch and cleaned and polished all the other components. I assembled the threaded connections by first applying a thin film of "Great White" brand pipe dope followed by a couple wraps of Teflon tape...

So...that was this evening's progress!!!

 

[930dreamer]

Very nice, you won't want to get it dirty.

 

[burgie]

Oh, it'll get used for sure. But, I do pay attention to detail when I restore or ovrhaul something!!!

 

[kams1973]

Looks outstanding Burgie. Are you going with a replacement pump or rebuilding the old one?

 

[Trey T]

Looks like excellent work.

 

[Davefr]

Excellent work!!

 

[burgie]

Greetings...

Well...I discovered early in the process the rod bearing on the high pressure cylinder was bad. But, then again, I kinda knew that was the problem when I purchased it. An overhaul kit for that pump is running about $302...which doesn't sound that bad. But then doing my research I discovered I can buy a brand new pump from http://aircompsales.com/ for $408. So, while I enjoy rebuilding and restoring things, it's an obvious choice to go with a brand new HTA-80 pump.

Things will slow down now for a while as I need to find the money for the pump and a new motor. But, I bought the thing for $75 and currently have about $40 worth of paint invested, so I'm OK with the progress to date. When it's all said and done, for around $900 I'll have a brand new compressor

 

[kams1973]

Have you taken a look in the old pump. An entire rebuild kit may not be necessary.

 

[burgie]

Well...I partially pulled it apart to investigate, but my rationale is this: If I am going to pull it apart to replace 1 bearing set I might as well do all 3 rods given the age of the pump. Thus, gaskets, seals, bearings, paint, etc...all adds up. I still may do a rebuild, though, just because I like doing that!!!

 

[RangerDaleXp]

Looking good , How many Gallons is it?

 

[burgie]

It is an 80-gallon tank. It came with a HTA-80 5 HP, 3-cylinder, 2-stage compressor pump and a 5 HP 3-phase motor...

 

[RangerDaleXp]

It is an 80-gallon tank. It came with a HTA-80 5 HP, 3-cylinder, 2-stage compressor pump and a 5 HP 3-phase motor...

It is amazing on how the pictures make it look smaller. It looks like it was a 40gallon horizontal in the pictures. I plan on doing the same as what your doing. I have limited space for mine and need to rebuild my old one after 14 years and do a upgrade as well. I have to keep it around 30 gallons and I am looking at Eaton for the pump and maybe the even the motor since no one sells a 30 gal horizontal compressor without doing a custom ordered one....