tallfreak
Well-known member
I bought an Acme compressor from a friend of mine because he needed some cash and I needed a compressor. The manufactur date on it shows 1990. As far as I can tell it's a swan pump.
I decided to tear into it to see what it looked like inside before I put it into service. I'm glad I did because apparently my friend had not been taking care of it. It didn't have an air filter and was low on oil. There was a lot of paint and body dust build up inside the head and valve assemblies. Thankfully it seems to be a very well made pump and the cylinders and pistons are in great shape. No movement in the bearings.
I took everything apart to clean and lubricate, and the only problem I found was a broken intake valve spring on the second stage cylinder. I have contacted swan and they will not help me. I even told them I wanted to buy a valve spring for 2 compressors that were similar to mine. Mine looks identical to the current production pumps.
I know it will run in the current state but I dont want to put it back together with a cracked spring. It's a wave washer type spring. OD is about 7/8 and ID is a little over 3/8. Probably about 7/16.
I have searched all over the internet and unfortunately I cannot find anything. Acme is no longer in business. There has to be somewhere I can purchase another spring or even use a different style of spring.
Here are some pics. The smaller washer is the intake valve. The big wave washer is the exhaust valve spring.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I decided to tear into it to see what it looked like inside before I put it into service. I'm glad I did because apparently my friend had not been taking care of it. It didn't have an air filter and was low on oil. There was a lot of paint and body dust build up inside the head and valve assemblies. Thankfully it seems to be a very well made pump and the cylinders and pistons are in great shape. No movement in the bearings.
I took everything apart to clean and lubricate, and the only problem I found was a broken intake valve spring on the second stage cylinder. I have contacted swan and they will not help me. I even told them I wanted to buy a valve spring for 2 compressors that were similar to mine. Mine looks identical to the current production pumps.
I know it will run in the current state but I dont want to put it back together with a cracked spring. It's a wave washer type spring. OD is about 7/8 and ID is a little over 3/8. Probably about 7/16.
I have searched all over the internet and unfortunately I cannot find anything. Acme is no longer in business. There has to be somewhere I can purchase another spring or even use a different style of spring.
Here are some pics. The smaller washer is the intake valve. The big wave washer is the exhaust valve spring.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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