You set it outside run it up and let it set all day. 150 psi is not going to blow anything up, but I would not want to be standing in front of the relief valve or drain plug if it blew out.
As for the ratchet I have one, but I find I use my 3/8" butterfly impact a lot more than the ratchet. The only time I use the ratchet is for a long bolt that I cant get the butterfly too. The ratchet is slow, and not strong enough to break anything loose with air pressure alone. On 1/30/08, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I see that Harbor Freight has a 3/8" air ratchet on sale for $9.99. Is > there a chance that it would be useful? > > Also --- I inherited an old (1958) air compressor from my Dad. It ran > in his dental office for most of the years, and was taken care of > then, but has been sitting in the barn for the last six or seven > years. It runs OK, but does blow a fair amount of rust at the low > pressures I've let it build up. How do I determine whether the tank is > safe to get to 150 psi other than turning it one and leaving the house > for the rest of the day and praying? > > -- > OK Don, KD5NRO > Norman, OK > "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." > -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain > '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- OK Richard 1987 300D 193k with miles and miles to go!!! Midwest City, Oklahoma _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
