A few years ago my father-in-law gifted me a small pull around type of compressor. It's a Campbell Hausfeld MT50 0102 Power Pal 3/4 air compressor. I do use it, but only about 10-15 times a year. It has developed an air leak along the bottom seam of the air tank. It has been repaired once by welding it, but now that the leak is back I'm leaning towards getting rid of it. I can't tell if the interior of the tank is rusting out. What are your thoughts?
Compressor with air leak, should I keep it?
- Thread starter camaron32
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premierplayer
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Time to let er' go.
Tank failure could mean someone gets hurt, maybe worse.
Nothing to chance.
Tank failure could mean someone gets hurt, maybe worse.
Nothing to chance.
NHBandit
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Sounds like it's not a compressor anymore, it's a bomb.
kamesama980
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y20dth
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keep the motor and pump, you never know...
Scrap pile.
Yup, watch craigslist for a replacement tank or sell the pump to someone that has a good tank but no motor & pump.
G_P
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G_P
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If its already been patched up and failed again junk it.
Buy a broken compressor off CL and put your motor and pump on its tank.
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Buy a broken compressor off CL and put your motor and pump on its tank.
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dbonne
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Scrap the tank, keep the compressor. If it is an oilless compressor, scrap it too!
Tarheelgarage
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strike an arc and patch her up again....
Old Steamer
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Well said.
Save the compressor/motor and let the tank ride. X2 on the Craigslist idea.