I'm in Canada so the place I got mine won't exist on your side. They actually did open a test store in Omaha a few years back but decided against an expansion into the US - lots of competition down there. I should think someone like Harbour Freight or Tractor Supply etc.There must be people down there who sells the bits and pieces to repair or to build your own compresor.
I don't recall what it cost but it was reasonable - all things considered - as I was a bit sqeamish about working near it when it was charged up. It came with advantages and disadvantages of course. The new tank is bigger so has more capacity but takes longer to pump up and if I only need it for something small, then it is a bit of a waste to pump it all the way but one needs the pressure so no choice. I don't leave it on all of the time as despite my best efforts it still leaks a little bit somewhere and will cycle on and off even if I am not using it. I also had to clean and paint it as it came in grey primer. My compressor is an old deVilbis (sp?) so I went to the modern colors for their new compressors - orange tank and black head where the old tank was sort of an army green color. The other issue that I encountered was of course that the flange (for lack of a better word) that sits on the tank top and mounts the motor, head etc was not identical and it would have required some work to make the individual parts fit the new tank. I solved that by cutting the one off of the old tank and mounted it on top of the one on the new tank. Fairly easy with a couple of pieces of angle iron and some bolts. I could send a photo if you are interested at all. Wouldn't have minded one of the vertical tanks to reduce floor usage in the garage but it would have been even more difficult to mount the existing motor etc on top of the tank. Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:36 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - tools to work on a Mercedes or four Where did you find a new tank? I'm inclined to go that way, though I might go ahead and let it come up to pressure this weekend. On Jan 31, 2008 9:59 AM, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My old compressor had a date stamp on the tank of 1947. It always made me > nervous too. I tried to find out how to > test it or what it would cost to have it tested without much success. I > remember way back when, the govt sent > around a fellow who tested just by banging with a hammer and listening to the > sound. I am told that the proper way > is with water. One needs to be able to pressurize the tank to something way > beyond normal with water. If it has any > faults, it will spring a leak but not explode apparently. > > My ultimate solution was to buy a new tank and transplant the compressor head > and motor etc to the new tank. No > problems since and I am careful to bleed off accumulated water regularly. > > Randy > _______________________________________ 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
