Question about IR 2340 compressor

[greg86z28]

Hello there,

I have a quick question about an air compressor (IR 2340) I'm looking at. My fiancee's uncle is an electrical contractor and one of his employees was doing the wiring for a new building in town. Somehow the compressor was started after the wiring job was done and the compressor filled the tank, however, it was only half full of oil. My fiancee's uncle purchased it back and installed a new one.

Long story short, it's now sitting in my fiancee's uncle's shop, I could buy it for $400. It was filled with oil after the original incident and does works fine (it's not seized up) now. Is there anything I should look for?

I'm also trying to determine what's the "worst case" scenario. The compressor needs replacement or a rebuild from a bearing or ring failure? What is the typical expense in that?

Thank you,

Greg

 

[The Cobbler]

Was it seized from the event?

my suspicion is that here is no damage to the compressor . half full of oil is probably enough for the splash lubrication and it wasn't run a whole lot by the sounds of it.

 

[greg86z28]

Was it seized from the event?

my suspicion is that here is no damage to the compressor . half full of oil is probably enough for the splash lubrication and it wasn't run a whole lot by the sounds of it.

Hi Cobbler,

It was definitely not seized. Since it's a family transaction and I trust him, I can at least feel comfortable with the background story on the unit.

 

[JJThrasher]

If it runs and is very low use as it sounds then that is a hell of a deal. I've run a compressor with no oil in it before with no issues. If you decide to pass, I'd be very interested in the deal.

 

[greg86z28]

Thanks for the information folks. I'm going to pick it up today or tomorrow. I'll post up some pictures after the holidays, although it looks just like the stock photos online