Thread: Engine Air compressor

Tips.... walker had a great idea... buy a cheap a/c from supercheap auto 80buks or so and junk the motor and keep the tank, sensor and regulator...... very easy way to get everything working very quickly

Mick

I have an old monster one here I was going to look at what parts I could salvage. If I need to get to many bits I will look into this idea though.

If you can get a piston type a/c and not the rotary ones (sanden) I have one from an old jaguar 'unica' (i think) and it has a sump where the rotary ones really rely on oil in the system to keep them going over time..... another idea and i guess this only works for v8's is to run the oil return fro the rocker cover into the inlet on the a/c pump to keep it lubed up.... run an oil catcher thou as u might get oil in yr tyres over prolonged use.

Mick

Edd,

This is an excellent thread from the old place:

http://www.our4wd.com/modules.php?na...ght=compressor

Unfortunately, as the gallery disappeared the photos did also.

Maybe Defender200Tdi could be called upon to refresh them.

I had one 25 years ago, but used a compressor fom a Sigma I think.
Try to keep the air hose away from the compressor as the air comes out pretty hot. Also, it is a good idea to have a water drain on the air tank, but if its not too humid where u use it this may not be necessary. I ended up using a water filter as the misty mountains around here were putting water in the tyres.
Also, I went thru a few electrical switches due to mud etc, but I wanted control from under the bonnet, so ended up with just a bayonet connection.
Worth the effort as they are fantastic- Oh also might mention I just put a few drops of oil down the intake after using it- still running it though -and the compressor went into 3 different vehicles over 12 years or more. Its a bit sick now though.

Originally Posted by one_iota

Edd,

Unfortunately, as the gallery disappeared the photos did also.

Just right-click over the old photo's... or where they should be... then choose properties... cntl+copy the URL then paste it to a new window... then replace "aulro" with "our4wd" and you should see the photo

Scott

Excellent, you'd probably want to look here:
http://www.jeepaholics.com/tech/OBA/oba.htm

http://home.san.rr.com/rambler/jaircomp.htm

http://www.jeepshots.com/tech/air.html

http://www.huv.com/jon/jeep/Air/hardware.html

http://jeepfrog.com/78cj5/mods/air/

http://jeepfrog.com/78cj5/mods/air/schem.gif

http://www.offroaders.com/info/tech-...nboard-air.htm

http://www.universityofjeep.ca/oba_install_paul.html

http://www.george4wd.taskled.com/compressor.html

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modules/phpBB2/viewtopic.php't=34638&sid=12b45348cd409b5b330f4672 afcf0b06


Just a couple of links.



Cheers
Simon

for those of you with spark plugs.....

in the old days....a hose was available that had a tyre inflator fitting on one end....
and a spark plug thread on the other.....
you simply removed one spark plug from the engine...screwed in the hose...
and connected the other end to your tyre valve.....
then just start your engine and watch the tyre inflate.....


i guess this method would have been a great way to inflate tyres for the burnout
competitions at summernats.......(you gotta smoke em till they pop.....)