I recently purchased an old Wayne upright compressor. I know its old... It belonged to the father of the gentleman that sold it and was used in his auto body shop. He thought it to be from the '40s. I'm hoping to determine the exact age and model. This would be simple, but somewhere along the line, the identification plate was removed.
I've scoured the Internet and located some Wayne compressor literature and photographs, but have yet to find anything identical to this. I realize this doesn't mean its not out there, just that I am unable to locate it!
Does anyone on this forum have (or know of) anything similar? It is missing the air filter and oil level dipstick. Even if I am unable to identify the exact year and model, I hope to find a few pictures or manufacturer's literature of something similar, so I can reproduce accurate replacements.
A quick and inexpensive replacement for a blown head gasket can be seen in an attached picture. A piece of cardstock was simply used. Apparently, it was not necessary to trim the outside!
The tank appears to be a 30 gallon model. I will do a hydrostatic pressure test before I even think of using it. There was at least a quart of oil in the tank when I drained it (although no water). I figured the rings were shot and it had passed crankcase oil over time.
I stopped back at the seller's and found a little more information regarding the oil. The compressor had been out of service and in storage many years. An uncle had a practice of pouring oil in anything, prior to storing it away. Hopefully, the tank will be in good structural condition.
Thanks in advance for any help that may be out there!
Al
I've scoured the Internet and located some Wayne compressor literature and photographs, but have yet to find anything identical to this. I realize this doesn't mean its not out there, just that I am unable to locate it!
Does anyone on this forum have (or know of) anything similar? It is missing the air filter and oil level dipstick. Even if I am unable to identify the exact year and model, I hope to find a few pictures or manufacturer's literature of something similar, so I can reproduce accurate replacements.
A quick and inexpensive replacement for a blown head gasket can be seen in an attached picture. A piece of cardstock was simply used. Apparently, it was not necessary to trim the outside!
The tank appears to be a 30 gallon model. I will do a hydrostatic pressure test before I even think of using it. There was at least a quart of oil in the tank when I drained it (although no water). I figured the rings were shot and it had passed crankcase oil over time.
I stopped back at the seller's and found a little more information regarding the oil. The compressor had been out of service and in storage many years. An uncle had a practice of pouring oil in anything, prior to storing it away. Hopefully, the tank will be in good structural condition.
Thanks in advance for any help that may be out there!
Al
