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Grumpies "Rescued" Compressor
matt
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Posted: Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 05:54 AM UTC
Here's Dave's "Dead" Compressor............. Rebuilt............



the new "used" tank was all of 25 bucks Shipped..... the fittings & tubing were "freebies" All that's left is to get a new Airfilter for it.....................
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Posted: Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 08:31 AM UTC
Hey Matt:

Looks kewl. . . . Now does this thing purr like a kitten or will it wake the
baby?. . . now I didn't say how old the "babie" might be. . . . .
matt
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Posted: Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 03:29 PM UTC
Ohhhhhhhhhhh She Purrrrrrrrrrrrs Quietly............ once I get a flter on it it'll be even quieter!!!!
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Posted: Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 03:43 PM UTC
Nice job Matt, it looks like the flux capacitor off the Delorian in Back to the Future l.o.l.
Cheyenne
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Posted: Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 04:05 PM UTC
I tried to mount everything horizontally.... but the ports on the tank made it really difficult... so I decided to leave it all Vertically mounted.
Other than some Odd sized tubing (on the original) and having to "allocate" a few more parts like a new check valve (and a some faulty tee fittings) it was a pretty smooth process...............
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Posted: Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 05:16 PM UTC
It's ALIVE! :-) :-) :-)
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Posted: Monday, July 31, 2006 - 12:00 AM UTC
Looks good Matt.
It will probably out live me.... :-)
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Posted: Monday, July 31, 2006 - 01:23 AM UTC
It darn well might......... but Who knows.........
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