I think everyone who watches this channel spent their childhood taking things apart, I know I did ! The modern world is too disposable, no one seems to want to fix anything just dump 'em and buy a new one. We are the old school who fix things and you cannot get much greener than that!

@melchristian3638

5 жыл бұрын

Me to

@micvanreijen

5 жыл бұрын

And played with Lego.

@splatmanhooha4264

5 жыл бұрын

@@micvanreijen still do that! Have Technics kit 42070 6 x 6 recovery truck, my 9th big Technics kit, taking over the house 😋

@TheHomeent

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, pulled apart many broken things as a kid, when I put them back together working the neighbours brought more stuff over to see if it was fixable. These days things are bonded sealed, and expode on opening.

@splatmanhooha4264

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheHomeent but still, we give it a go!

Thank you for your time. I have currently got 4 students watching your videos here in Australia, this is one of them now. We are learning in class about a sustainable future. without this level of willingness to have a go, i believe our future generations will go backwards. I applaud you for your effort to fix things that would be otherwise be thrown away. And I hope you can continue your work. Thanks again.

@shanet.1665

5 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear someone showing kids how about digging into stuff to troubleshoot and fix things instead of just throwing them in the bin and buying another that will last even less time. If Mustie's style is to your liking you might want to show your student some videos from Dangar Marine - a fellow Aussie that works mostly on boats. Lots of the same kind of stuff - getting things working again but also some maintenance and upkeep videos too. His current project is getting an old steel fishing-trawler back into sea worthiness. I eagerly anticipate hie vids as much as Mustie's!

@jtreg

5 жыл бұрын

Wish I had a teacher like you

@lasegundaenmiendagmail8170

5 жыл бұрын

It is amazing to see how many things can be repaired. Most of the times it is only a matter of cleaning!

@peteacher52

5 жыл бұрын

RIGHT ON!!

@Gerrit-Max

5 жыл бұрын

It is amazing how quick and easily some things can be repaired. The main problem with a lot of things is getting the spare parts, that in part is because most things these days are built to a budget, not a standard plus the fact that the manufacturer rather sells you a new one then a spare part.

"That's not a good sign" Fav Mustie reflection! Love how he talks to camera like we are right there.

@Fraggr92

5 жыл бұрын

One might say that the ol' ticker gave up the ghost.

@michelchartrand7257

2 жыл бұрын

And I love his some time,salty remarks,it's like real shop talk.

"Oh, no you're not!" I spit coffee laughing. I always wondered what was inside an air compressor. Now I understand how they work. Another unanswered question in my mind is answered. Thank you for posting. I learn so much watching your videos. I really appreciate your hard work. I think it succomed to "VW cylinder 3 syndrome" . The failed side got too hot

Man....there is something relaxing about watching your videos. Never stop.

@supersolex

5 жыл бұрын

yea right! somewhat asmr XD

@peterkoller3761

5 жыл бұрын

yea, he sounds just like Bob Ross, doesn´t he?

@dannymotovlogs4254

5 жыл бұрын

Tru

@jamesfreeman2980

5 жыл бұрын

Luke same thoughts here as well. Mustie1 videos are my relaxation. They are addictive. Can't wait for each new release. Old ones are awesome too.

@Ceagon

5 жыл бұрын

fantastic way to end a long, stressful day. beer and a mustie1 teardown!

I got an air compressor that would turn back an forth about 3/4 of a turn. When I took the head off it was about 1/4 full of rust and water. I drained out the cylinder and removed the piston. Cleaned and honed the cylinder walls. Cleaned up the piston and reinstalled it. Changed the oil (had water in it also). Tried it and it ran flawlessly. I still use it. Got it for free from the side of the road. No parts where needed.

@marcryvon

3 жыл бұрын

Way to go Charles ! Is'nt it a great feeling to fix something other people just throw away as garbage ? I fix regularely bikes and 3 wheelers wasteful people throw away and bring them to poor families or thrift stores for kids to enjoy. Oh the smiles I get !

@pauliebots

3 жыл бұрын

@@marcryvon fantastic!

Mustie I'm 15 and you have inspired me to start fixing small engines. So far I have fixed 3 lawnmowers and 1 strimmer. You have taught me how to test spark and clean carburetors out and unseize engines. Thanks again mustie because I really enjoy fixing things instead of playing computer games. And I'm making money from selling them

I liked the way that you got super quiet when you launched the snap ring so we could hear the landing lmao

@TuttleScott

5 жыл бұрын

that's every mechanics reflex, just waiting for the ping so you can chase it down.

@oskardzida

5 жыл бұрын

@@TuttleScott That's it. I'm often doing some electronics repairs, every time something is dropped or lunched across the room I instinctively go silent and wait for the landing. Usually there's no other way to find microscopic parts on the floor.

@NJP76

5 жыл бұрын

@@TuttleScott It is a natural reflex. Strange thing is that you can pinpoint where the sound came from, but good luck actually finding the part. About a 60:40 chance that you won't find it.

@byrn

5 жыл бұрын

@@NJP76 That's why you keep a magnet wand handy, at least for those ferrous runaways. :P

@gettintheresafelywithpatf2869

4 жыл бұрын

I use a screen cage with 2 hand holes in it( like a blasting cabinet) this way if something flies, it is also trapped near the launch sight!

The story is all in Mustie's mitts. No pretty nitrile gloves here. I enjoy his meat and potatoes approach in making repairs, reminds me of so many people I know or once knew. I see rusted frozen/ seized parts, worn out wrenches, rounded out bolt heads, nuts and jagged metal edges, the hands say a lot. This is one of my favorite, most relaxing "Man stuff" channels. keep up the good work!

When you used your foot to catch the piston I thought I was the only one to do something like that, Thanks for your videos

@jmonsted

5 жыл бұрын

You're not alone. I'm definitely glad i was wearing toe protection when i caught a ~50 kg server with my foot, though. It mostly survived a fall from shoulder height, bouncing off my shoe.

That was fun Mustie1👍 I enjoyed it a lot and I would totally watch more of this kind of content. Thanks for letting me hang out with you in the garage again and thank you for all the hard work you do for us here in KZread land.

I actually leaned over my phone to have a better look, once the oil pan was off. 🤣

@hardergamer

5 жыл бұрын

Haha I have done it before too

@Kyle-ev4fk

5 жыл бұрын

Wish I would have thought of that, I couldn't see anything!

@jeftex8875

5 жыл бұрын

😂

@michaelszczys8316

4 жыл бұрын

I was watching at the pulley alignment and kept moving to the right but couldn’t see any more to the right. I watch welding videos and have tendency to flinch my eyes when they strike up

@mattyham61tuber

3 жыл бұрын

I paused it and went and got my flashlight

I was always taking things apart as a kid and still do at 57 years old 👍 fun to see how stuff works.

@pegtooth2006

5 жыл бұрын

I hear you!

@NJP76

5 жыл бұрын

Pushing 60, and I still can't resist the urge to tear things apart,

@wildbill23c

5 жыл бұрын

True but usually we at least put the stuff back together and it still works afterwards now, as opposed to being a kid and taking the VCR apart and well we'll just leave it at that HAHA!!!

@andyfloyd8583

5 жыл бұрын

60 later this year. My Grandfather and Uncle put tools in my hands when I was about 9 and pointed me at a pile of broken stuff. I still have a Russian bicycle wrench my Grandfather brought back from WW1.

@pegtooth2006

5 жыл бұрын

@@andyfloyd8583 nice provenance...

We were waiting for this. Not as bad as it sounded. Appreciate the teardown Mustie.

@Evilslayer73

5 жыл бұрын

indeed:)

@joshanderson1019

5 жыл бұрын

i think it fell over when it ran and the one good piston got all the oil and the other got none.

@throttlebottle5906

5 жыл бұрын

he didn't let it pump up any pressure though, it would have been mega hammering like end of the world and parts are going to fly out. as other post, maybe leaning and less oil there, or all heat related, since the less broken end had more metal attached and cooling airflow

@joshanderson1019

5 жыл бұрын

@@throttlebottle5906 i love that name good inquiry

“Burned out air compressor. Will it run?” Not so much. I’ve always wondered what was inside one of those. Now I know. Thanks Mustie!

A little lesson on water separators. In order for water to be effectively separated the water has to be in liquid form, when the air leaves the compressor the water is vapor, as the air flows thru the lines the air cools and the water returns to a liquid, the further away from the compressor the more effective the water separator works. It's recommended to be installed down line at least 20ft from the compressor.

@shaunsautorepairs5410

5 жыл бұрын

That does sound feasible...Mines only about 2ft away...

Good example of what happens when you don't check the oil level! Love your vids Mustie..Not only are they informative and entertaining, I just love how you include your fans in how you treat us just like we're there watching/helping/and exchanging views lol. Keep 'em coming Darren!!

Thank you for showing that, I was very curious

That was interesting! I just brought home an old Sears 18 gal compressor somebody brought to the curb, cleaned it and fixing it up, works great. I got in trouble taking things apart when I was a kid too, 8,9,10 years old, "We just bought you that toy a few days ago, why'd you take it apart?!" Weird thing is that I was going to bid on one like it tomorrow but it's gas powered.

Tear down videos are the best. One can learn tons about how things are put together and how things are engineered. Thanks Mustie, always a great time!

A what went wrong wednesday, wonderfull.

@Chr.U.Cas2216

5 жыл бұрын

Dear Golf Man Suggestion: A wonderful world wide web what went wrong wednesday wideo ! ;-) ;-) Best wregards.

@InsideOfMyOwnMind

5 жыл бұрын

@@Chr.U.Cas2216 you weat me to it.

@cougarhunter33

5 жыл бұрын

@@Chr.U.Cas2216 Whaaat?

@melchristian3638

5 жыл бұрын

Wacko Wednesday

oh the absolute joy of pulling things apart to see how it functions!!!! thanks again

I liked that you found out what the knock was instead of guessing. I never had a compressor- pump apart, so it was interesting. Thanks

Love your vids Mustie1. Thanks for taking us inside the workings once again.

I absolutely love watching you take it apart and finding out what it was that failed and how you could make it stronger obviously there's no money into rebuilding that pump but I love taking things apart I take part of my dad's little slot cars which was no big deal back + 86 cuz they're only a dollar now they go for up to $100 a piece I got a pretty badly damaged the back which doesn't allow me to do this kind of work so watching these videos are very satisfying to watch keep up the good work

Thank you for satisfying our curiosity Mustie, I hope you get a million views.

Glad I found this channel. Really enjoy the variety and your thought process and methods. I'm a former gunsmith and now auto technician, so working on a variety of different things and seeing other people's methods is enjoyable. Great show to watch and learn.

So glad I found your channel. Hard to stop, hard to look away. You make everything very interesting to watch and to listen to. Mr. Information in a great way. Thanks so much

Random thought. It looks like the piston furthest away from the fan overheated and began to seize, therefore causing the piston pivot to fail. It makes you wince just thinking about it.

@droceretik

5 жыл бұрын

Did you watch the video to the end?

@PaulinesPastimes

5 жыл бұрын

Yes I did, I jumped the gun and commented as I was watching it. I know.

@waynegouin939

5 жыл бұрын

Right on pauline. It probably was low on oil too. Definately over heated. Ruined. Could be rebuilt, if you can get parts. See you over at cold war! revved up yooper

Used to get into trouble from my dad as well problem was i had access to his tools and love taking things apart then fixing them even though they weren't broke . Keep up the good work John

Boy! Every time i watch one of your videos i learn tons fo stuff. Thank you for taking that extra time to set the camera in the right place and voice your thougts as you go along. Very instructive.

One of your best vids Mustie. I love it when you get right down to the nitty gritty.

Those drain valves are a real PITA. I replaced my valve with some fitting and a 1/4 turn valve with handle from Lowes. Best thing I ever did on my compressor. It makes it convenient to drain and then you do it frequently.

@juhomaki-petaja

5 жыл бұрын

dri50 Good mod. I have done that also.

@disarm2k10

5 жыл бұрын

Automatic drain is the best tho, but a better manual one sure is an improvement

@lenscap8925

5 жыл бұрын

And make a drain tube beyond the base so it is convenient to turn the valve. Think that is why it is never done and rots the bottom of the tank...

@dodgeme1986truck

5 жыл бұрын

Another option pull the drain valve out plumb it so the line comes out by one of the feet install a 1/4turn ball valve and your all set

@carldelawter8900

3 жыл бұрын

Family Handyman had a good tip. Replace drain valve with a semi air bleeder valve. Pull on cable to release pressure & water drains out. Release cable to reset & Bobs your Uncle! 😊👍

As far as the piston "hitting the top of the head" goes... The "pressurized" air on top probably cushioned the piston from hitting the head. Great "airtopsy" LOL

@fixrite11

5 жыл бұрын

I think by watching this vid that the wear was on the bottom of the rod thus indicating it was actually going less to the top of the piston and more towards the bottom ( well just not going all the way to the top of the stroke, this also was indicated by the build up on the top of the cylinder walls on the second piston) Just my opinion.

@wyattlarrick3246

4 жыл бұрын

@@fixrite11 Sounds like the case, good observation

Your commentary in it's detail is very valuable. Keeping things going is not only smart it's economical. When someone else gives up on it, you take and revive it. I've seen your videos and I'm amazed at how you can take things and make them run so good. Kind of reminds me when I was working on aircraft and big rig trailers. You fix them until you can't fix them no more. The one thing I like about your video is, you don't speed the video up. When something takes to long, you stop, finish, then start videoing but we get the idea. At least I do. You just save us from going through a drawn out situation and go right to the instruction part. I say keep up the good work, too. An amazing fix it man you are there.

Thanks for the video sir and your time to make it. It was good to see what went wrong with the old one.

That loose and wore out piston rod was just like my right knee before i had it replaced! ; )

Great video. I used to repair air compressors many years ago and if I had to guess, I thought that I saw some carbon at the top of the bad cylinder and I've seen several air compressors that were neglected and the owners put off maintenance so long it allowed carbon to build up to the point that the piston starts hitting the valve plate just ever so slightly until it just gets worse and worse until, well you know what happens then. The wrist pin is the first part to go from repeated contact until it finally gives up the ghost. For those that wonder how you can get carbon in an air compressor just consider that you have all the components required for creating the carbon; oil, pressure and high heat . . . . oh and don't forget, neglect. Air compressors need maintenance too, and I have seen some real badly neglected air compressors. Your video's educate the newbies among us.

Great to see the other motor being installed, and for my part even better to know how messed up this motor was. Keep up the good work.

For anyone who wrenches as a hobby these videos are so much fun. It is how I think anyone who like to paint must have felt watched Bob Ross. It is a happy and calm place of fixing things

Thanks man,first time seeing the guts of one of those. Surprised to how much it looks like a gas motor .

@LoganGibson

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty similar. You can get a conversion head to convert a Model A engine over to an air compressor that runs off 2 cyls and the engine itself runs off the other 2.

@stubs1227

5 жыл бұрын

I've used a compressor it was a Ford 300 straight six. Three cylinders ran the motor three pumped air.

Great morning, coffee and Mustie, what a great start to the day.

@marcijunebug

5 жыл бұрын

Bri only one problem...was only 22 min long! Lol

I enjoy your videos very much. I have collected old engines for many years but had kind of lost interest and this has helped renew that interest and give me more ideas on how to repair them. Thanks!

I am new to the world of mechanics and to be honest, I really enjoy learning the things I have and what I still am and Mustie1 gives me the inspiration to keep trying and going and continue learning!

Haha finally mustie! I’ve been wanting to know how bad this was and you only went and did it for us!!!!

If the two pistons are the same size, the second stage piston has a higher operating pressure. One I took apart had two different piston sizes, and the air from the first stage piston went into the second stage chamber and was compressed higher and put into the tank. I'm not sure your original compressor was actually a two stage compressor, but instead a two cylinder compressor for higher volumes, and 120psi pressures.

Thank you for the tear down, I've always wanted to see the inside of one of those pumps, but never had the opportunity.

A learning experience. Thankyou Mustie.

it may have been sitting at an angle with the rear having less oil, but it was probably all temperature related, since the better end had the pulley/fan crank snout with more heat transfer and air cooling.

I didn't look at the valving very closely, but, often the cylinders operate in series -- the output of one goes to the input of the other, which further compresses the air while sending it to the storage tank. The high-pressure cylinder in under much more physical stress as well as operating at a higher temperature, and that is why one cylinder is in much worse shape than the other. This may be a single-stage compressor, though, because the secondary piston in a dual-stage is ordinarily quite a bit smaller than the primary in order to equalize the load.

I love watching your videos I tell all my friends to watch you I learn a lot from you and I love the way you talk through a task keep it up

good autopsy. It's kind of incredible how things break. I've worked on quite a few different styles of air compressors (mostly in the navy) up to high pressure units that put out 4500 PSI. Thanks for sharing some great content.

The reason the bearings wore at an angle is that the heaviest load on the compression stroke. During this time, the rod is at an angle to the bore so the maximum load is at somewhat of an angle to the center line of the rod, piston and crankshaft.

You know Mustie1 is not serious about fixing this when he does not use the "Favorite Hammer" to disassemble the machine! Premature Comment Alert! 9:03 The Hammer appears! Thank you for another superb video!

@joolwing

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe in the future there will be Mustie Merch where we can buy a tshirt and "the hammer".

@lionreb

5 жыл бұрын

@@joolwing I really need one of those hammers....

@NJP76

5 жыл бұрын

@@lionreb I really need one of those shirts.

@GeorgiaRidgerunner

5 жыл бұрын

@@joolwing I'd buy a mustie brand hammer

Just wanted to say a big thanks mustie1, found my first busted generator on the side of the road, took the spark out cleaned the carb and bam works like a bought one. Learned more from watching some bloke in his shed tinker than i did in 3 years of auto tech at school.

Enjoying seeing your work mate. Keep it up! And thanks.

In Australia we would call that compressor ROOTED

@bigbearfuzzums7027

4 жыл бұрын

Or spun? Or fuckedariffic?

@gorillaau

4 жыл бұрын

Tag it as NFG!

@michaelszczys8316

4 жыл бұрын

My son would still just call it “ BRO- kan “ ( so would I now )

@earlborchardt4358

4 жыл бұрын

Stuffed is a better term used in Aus only

Carbon is always an issue with compressors. It looks like a good candidate for a rebuild, but I wouldn't bother with it. Run of the mill single stage. Tank seems to be in really good shape. Didn't see any rust in the water when you drained it.

I really like your videos. I always learn something. The format in how present your content, is like watching Bob Ross but with small engines. Great video sir!

Thank you for the strip down. It is so cool to see what was going on. Not seen a piston go like that before cool.

Another fantastic video, but I would really like to see you rebuild that CT70 motor....

PROGNOSIS: Heart failure...severe failure of the Right ventrical

Thank you for sharing the tear down.

Thanks for pulling the old compressor pump apart,. When I watched your first video on this compressor, I wondered what this one would look like.

By popular demand! it didn't take much convincing though. Thanks, that was cool! and no blowback from daddy.

I like to see you try to make a running engine out of it. You have great video’s keep up the good work

@RANDALLOLOGY

5 жыл бұрын

Turn it into a chinesium Briggs Tecumseh Kohler. Lol

@bodeandigs

5 жыл бұрын

If it was an Engine!

@wildbill23c

5 жыл бұрын

@@RANDALLOLOGY A Brumhler?

@dodgeme1986truck

5 жыл бұрын

Why not all you'd need is a correct timing chain and sprocket set and an overhead valve cylinder head and new pistons, rods wrist pins and a new crank and all new bearings

Thanks for making this video. I have been wanting to see what had happened.

Excellent again, Mustie. You have fans in Ireland as well as in Australia! Keep it up.

I can forget about the world problems watching your videos.

In Aussie land we call those circlips /snaprings, Jesus clips as in as they're air borne you're praying to or asking Jesus where did that go.

@neilfroggycrompton2466

4 жыл бұрын

Yes we call them either jesus clips/shit clips as thats what u say as the clip flies off lol 😅😅

@thejeepdoctor

4 жыл бұрын

When I was 12(58now) my grandfather taught me the Jesus clip term. He said when it goes flying, you say well Jesus Christ. He had something funny to say about everything. I’m waiting on you like one hog does another. It won’t be long now said the monkey that got its tail caught in the lawnmower. I still miss him.

@edwardmulder3777

4 жыл бұрын

@@thejeepdoctor my father taught me how to swear in Dutch when he was working in his shed cos you could hear whenever he hit his finger or thumb by his exclamations in dutch

@darthrevan2063

4 жыл бұрын

System Renegade na I just call em fucker clips. Cause that’s what I say when I launch em.

@davidelliott5843

4 жыл бұрын

A zip tie put loosely through the gudgeon pin (wrist pin) will catch any circlips that try to go aviating. But if one does go - shut up and listen to where it landed. You might just find it.

Thanks for tearing that apart. I have never seen the inside of one either. Not a lot of surprises, but still nice to see. Love the channel!

Thanks for the demo on the reed valves. First time I have seen them. An intersting take down and diagnosis. Man that thing must have scremed and stunk when it was going down.

Thanks. There is nothing wrong with a long video ( from my point of view ).

low worn out oil and over heating due to the fan like you said

@godmodeforever

5 жыл бұрын

That and possibly not sitting level.

@grantadamson3478

5 жыл бұрын

@@godmodeforever My thoughts too. I think one side ran low of oil for some time. Unusual to see a gudgeon pin wear like that but in this situation being a pump and not an engine it was able to survive longer and thus show the wear over an extended period. Once one end of the pin had worn a fraction more than the other that wear would become exaggerated.

@daveschooley8514

4 жыл бұрын

The pulley also is a heat sink, pulling heat from crank and also crankcase.

One cant just throw things away without seeing what was bad. Didn't expect to see the wrist pin bad. Great job!

Thanks for taking the time to do this I’ve always wanted to take one apart

Leave one piston out and it's a good 1 cylinder compressor

@aserta

5 жыл бұрын

Don't think that works, it's out of balance.

@superduty4556

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah try that with your car

@vx-iidu

5 жыл бұрын

@@aserta It's only a compressor and it's working at

@bodeandigs

5 жыл бұрын

remember the SB Ford and in-line 6 Compressors?

@arthurmario5996

5 жыл бұрын

Very good idea!

22:24 I was waiting for the compressor to lift off...😋

Excellent! Thanks for doing this.

Thank you for posting such awesome videos!

My father and his brothers tried exactly that in the late 40's. Apparently it cannot be done without the counterweight in the crankshaft any engine has. It will ignite and stay down. Greece here.

@mwilliamshs

5 жыл бұрын

Nah that's the purpose of the flywheel, to give the engine enough momentum to spin from one combustion cycle to the next. The counterweights you mention balance the engine by counteracting the descending and accelerating piston. Counterweights and flywheels differ in name, design, and purpose.

@kostis2849

5 жыл бұрын

@@mwilliamshs Right, flywheel, excuse my english.

I think you hit the nail on the head, the bad cylinder was hotter because it was farther from the fan.

There’s a lot of aluminum there to be pitching in the round file, I would send it to one of those guys that has a channel we’re they melt it and do ant mound sculptures. Love the show, love your attitude and the effort you put in to showing every one watching exactly what’s going on. Thank you and keep up the great work.

I absolutely love this channel. Keep doing what your doing it’s so much fun just learning 👌👍👍👍

Ha! When I was young, I got in trouble for taking everything apart. I can remember my Grandma yelling at me “You don’t come into someones house and take things apart.”

Nice high volume cylinders. I say rebuild it!!! I'm in for $20 to see what it takes. Others will chip in for sure!

@metatechnologist

2 жыл бұрын

Really when he is *that* deep into it already he might as well repair it!

Great video, mechanical autopsies are always interesting. This compressor, is a two stage. The larger piston is the low pressure side, the smaller one, the high pressure one. the higher pressure piston gets considerably hotter then the low pressure side, and oil is much more critical. Chances are, the oil sealing ring let go, and what you are seeing on to of the piston is burnt oil, then it just expended and began beating itself to death. These things are really easy to rebuild, if your just changing rings or gaskets, but you can get parts pretty cheap.

Love, love, love watching your video. learned so much. My brother was the same way, he alway took thing apart. He was 325 lb when he died, he had confidence and self esteem. i'm fighting to hit 150 lb no confidence or self esteem. Please keep the videos coming.

Looks like you could rebuild it if you wanted to would make a great video

@stevechristophersen5105

5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, not cost effective. :(

@NJP76

5 жыл бұрын

@@stevechristophersen5105 This is true. Unless you happen to find a "donor" compressor, the replacement parts would probably cost as much as a new compressor.

@woozleboy

5 жыл бұрын

Rebuild kits with two pistons, rods, rings, bearings, and crank shaft average $200. You can buy this same pump new for $150. I had to price out repairs on mine with two bad rods but the crank was good.

@melchristian3638

5 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking the same thing

@whatfreedom7

4 жыл бұрын

Anyone know a good place for parts? I grabbed a free compressor out of the scrap pile at work. The pressure switch assembly is missing and their is another little hole maybe 1/4” diameter and something is missin there too. The pump when turned Over by hand you can hear air go into the tank but I’m assuming you shouldn’t be able to rotate the pump pulley with one finger easily. The guy told me it ran all night without being shut off and it had a issue causing it to not shut off automatically. So then it wouldn’t run again. I’m guessing they didn’t reset the button on the motor or the pump is trashed. Either way I’d like to see what it would take to rebuild it. If I can get it working for $200 maybe $250 it’s worth it to me.

The difference in wear could be a result of a 2 stage compressor where the burnt piston was being fed higher pressure air from the good piston... more stress compressing compressed air wire it out faster? Along with not being as close to the cooling fan...

@sharongibbons7367

3 жыл бұрын

That was my thought as well.

Furthest cylinder from the cooling fan always suffers the most, the carbon build up is from when the oil got low it started to over heat and boil it, Another great video Mustie1. Thank you

thanks for taking it apart always like to see how it works

I’m curious about this since I just found a free 60 gallon compressor in the trash pile at work. The previous owners relative said it ran all night and didn’t shut off then when they tried to use it it was locked up or something. Their is oil all down the side of the compressor which is dirty so it looks like it had a leak. . My guess is it had a air leak or bad pressure switch is why it never shut off but it might have ran out of oil. Think it’s worth the trouble? If not I can always repurpose it into a fire pit or maybe a smoker.

@CharlesM-dp4xe

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, with a little effort and some ingenuity old storage tanks make excellent grills and smokers.

Maybe it was leaning toward the pully side and the oil level wasn’t even so the number two cylinder wasn’t getting as much oil to it as it should have?

Thank you for taking that apart! It would have left an empty feeling if you hadn’t torn it down. I guess we all have the same tendency to figure how it works and why it failed! I think that is what has made America great! That tinkerer’s curiosity!

Thank you for that. I now know far more about comressor heads than ever before, and I encountered my first some 45 years ago. The other thing in air supply systems is the pressure regulator. It would be good some time to show how they work; all that flapper & nozzle stuff. A guy named Harry at a Honeywell training centre taught me about regulators those same 45 years ago but I'm not so sure I retained everything he said. Time for a recap.

If they made those rods with cast iron instead of aluminum that compressor would still be working.There should be a law against using aluminum rods I hate them Its just being cheap ,cheap and just more cheaper to make and softer & easier to machine.Manufactures want it to blow up after so many hours so you buy another one mind you somewhat past the warranty period.They know how long it will last they Test them and run them continuosly in test facilities.Proof is in the pudding I work on old 1950S and up Evinrude and Johnson outboards all of them 10HP and above use all cast iron rods & needle bearings and I have worked on many of them never come across a cast iron rod that snapped yet.Salt water is much more the known enemy of outboards than connecting rods snapping,LOL!.Glenn P. in N.Y. Im an outbobard mechanic and collector for many years.............................

Mustie! STEAM Engine!!! Even with one good cylinder, it would still be awesome, maybe for a boat? Think about it....

@pegtooth2006

5 жыл бұрын

A large hot fire on a wee skif... wear a life vest Wear asbestos underwear

I'm amazed that you don't have an air coooled VW engine based air compressor, I've seen a few over the years. One would fit right in at the new shop. Love the informative videos, keep up the great work!

Great videos! Thanks for all you do!!!