Montgomery Ward Compressor Identification

[bandonfriesen]

I have cleaned everything from top to bottom on this machine but it doesn't seem to develop pressure. Does anyone know what model this is? I know this machine isn't worth anything and I have a new modern Quincy but I am bored and trying to keep a machine out of the landfill.

 

[The Cobbler]

trial by elimination. . could be a simple fix, could be totally finished. check for leaks, take off the pipe on the head & see if it pumps
cool old unit regardless

 

[mrstop]

Montgomery Ward, like Sears, Home Depot, Lowe's, Grainger etc., didn't make their own compressors. I believe, at some point, Campbell Hausfeld made them (like the other retailers listed above) but not sure on this one. If CH did make them, it would probably be a VS (vertical single) pump. Can you find a model number anywhere?

The big thing on those old compressors to check is tank integrity. If moisture was allowed to accumulate, the tank could rust from the inside out and cause fatal failure.