It helps to put two small dabs of grease or vaseline on the tips of the head side reed to keep it in place in the head before lowering it into position. I used dielectric grease that I had laying around

I can’t tell you how helpful this video was, thank you sir. ❤️

great vid, thanks for making it short and to the point

Thanks for the video I have the same POS but it was in my price range! favorite part of the video is the very end where you bring yourself, hey, that’s hot..

This is helpful to me as I took the head apart and then my compressor only built 2 psi pressure. I already knew it had to be something with the valves but the "wiggle method" is a great idea that I haven't tried. Will give it a go. Cheers

@EscapePowerSports

Жыл бұрын

awesome, glad it was helpful for you. Give it a shot and let me know if it works out for you. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

@465painkiller465

Жыл бұрын

@@EscapePowerSports I actually tried it but it didn’t work for me. The gasket made it so that it wouldn’t go into place. But I managed by holding it down and being very thorough

Straight to the point thank God👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾

Our company H.P. was a lemon 🍋. End of making lemonade out of it. The reed valve I made was out of stainless about .014. I almost used shim stock from a craftsman feeler gauge. The poppet valve on our's had an issue also (fixed). The 21 gallon H.P. started hard. I drained the compressor oil & used trans fluid for fluid and has run good since. Maybe used a total of 20-30 hours since. Rich from small airport in Iowa.

@EscapePowerSports

Жыл бұрын

Very cool. Mine has popped another set of valves since then. Have never changed the oil so am going to try this and see if it runs/starts smoother. Appreciate you taking the time to share some good info in the comments. Cheers

Bam it was fixed 😅 Bam , my compressor makes noise but no air wants to go in or out . I opened it up it was a little dirty but that was about , what advice can you give me so I can fix it

A small dab of petroleum jelly (or K-Y) will hold that upper reed valve in place during assembly, and because it's so thin of a paste, it will melt away when the head heads up, providing a little extra temporary lubrication while the piston slides in and out of the cylinder. You can still go with the touch-and-wiggle method if you want, but I prefer the K-Y slide method. What! Can I say that???

@EscapePowerSports

Жыл бұрын

haha yes, great info on another way to accomplish this. Thank you for watching and taking the time to share some good information on the topic in the comments. Cheers

@mgomez5606

7 ай бұрын

I used Vaseline to hold it.

"The wizard mechanic" (popular KZread channel) uses crazy glue to hold metal gaskets in place while putting them on. Great tip.

Good stuff

Is it OK to use it without the suction filter on it? Mine is missing it.

Mines jus stop workin do u know what cud be the problem not starting at all

I wonder if some assembly goo could have kept the reeds in place

@EscapePowerSports

Жыл бұрын

Likely so, seems like an appropriate lube for the job. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to share good thoughts in the comments. Cheers

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Someone selling almost new one for $50 I think this is the issue so I might go buy it lol. Following

Do they call him el relámpago

@EscapePowerSports

Жыл бұрын

they call him a lot of things, the man, the myth, the legend, etc. lol thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

I cant hear

Audio is terrible.

@EscapePowerSports

Жыл бұрын

appreciate the feedback on how to improve the videos. Cheers

bad audio

@EscapePowerSports

Жыл бұрын

roger that, appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave some good feedback on where we can improve these videos in the comments. Cheers

Sound sucks...

One can learn something FROM ANYONE.... Whenever you disassemble any mechanism, MARK THE POSITIONS, AND TAKE A PHOTO for reference