Burned out Air Compressor tear down, what went wrong?

2019 ж. 23 Сәу.
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I picked up this old compressor in unknown condition from a friend that purchased a building with this inside, well we powered it up and it rod knocked real bad. we fixed that up by changing out the compressor head for a new one, but lets see what failed in the old one.

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  • 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!

    @splatmanhooha4264@splatmanhooha42645 жыл бұрын
    • Me to

      @melchristian3638@melchristian36385 жыл бұрын
    • And played with Lego.

      @micvanreijen@micvanreijen5 жыл бұрын
    • @@micvanreijen still do that! Have Technics kit 42070 6 x 6 recovery truck, my 9th big Technics kit, taking over the house 😋

      @splatmanhooha4264@splatmanhooha42645 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.

      @TheHomeent@TheHomeent5 жыл бұрын
    • @@TheHomeent but still, we give it a go!

      @splatmanhooha4264@splatmanhooha42645 жыл бұрын
  • Man....there is something relaxing about watching your videos. Never stop.

    @Grasshoppa65@Grasshoppa655 жыл бұрын
    • yea right! somewhat asmr XD

      @supersolex@supersolex5 жыл бұрын
    • yea, he sounds just like Bob Ross, doesn´t he?

      @peterkoller3761@peterkoller37615 жыл бұрын
    • Tru

      @dannymotovlogs4254@dannymotovlogs42545 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.

      @jamesfreeman2980@jamesfreeman29805 жыл бұрын
    • fantastic way to end a long, stressful day. beer and a mustie1 teardown!

      @Ceagon@Ceagon5 жыл бұрын
  • "That's not a good sign" Fav Mustie reflection! Love how he talks to camera like we are right there.

    @Fezzler61@Fezzler615 жыл бұрын
    • One might say that the ol' ticker gave up the ghost.

      @Fraggr92@Fraggr924 жыл бұрын
    • And I love his some time,salty remarks,it's like real shop talk.

      @michelchartrand7257@michelchartrand72572 жыл бұрын
  • "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

    @ivorwm2291@ivorwm22915 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @TeDoFwAr@TeDoFwAr5 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!

      @shanet.1665@shanet.16655 жыл бұрын
    • Wish I had a teacher like you

      @jtreg@jtreg5 жыл бұрын
    • It is amazing to see how many things can be repaired. Most of the times it is only a matter of cleaning!

      @lasegundaenmiendagmail8170@lasegundaenmiendagmail81705 жыл бұрын
    • RIGHT ON!!

      @peteacher52@peteacher525 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.

      @Gerrit-Max@Gerrit-Max5 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @charlesreohr6236@charlesreohr62364 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 !

      @marcryvon@marcryvon3 жыл бұрын
    • @@marcryvon fantastic!

      @pauliebots@pauliebots3 жыл бұрын
  • 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

    @benturner4774@benturner47745 жыл бұрын
  • 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!

    @IR-nq4qv@IR-nq4qv5 жыл бұрын
  • I liked the way that you got super quiet when you launched the snap ring so we could hear the landing lmao

    @fitzfitz2801@fitzfitz28015 жыл бұрын
    • that's every mechanics reflex, just waiting for the ping so you can chase it down.

      @TuttleScott@TuttleScott5 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.

      @oskardzida@oskardzida5 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.

      @NJP76@NJP765 жыл бұрын
    • @@NJP76 That's why you keep a magnet wand handy, at least for those ferrous runaways. :P

      @byrn@byrn5 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!

      @gettintheresafelywithpatf2869@gettintheresafelywithpatf28694 жыл бұрын
  • 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

    @49oldmachinist43@49oldmachinist435 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.

      @jmonsted@jmonsted5 жыл бұрын
  • 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

    @jamesross117@jamesross1175 ай бұрын
  • 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!!

    @rockinrowdy13@rockinrowdy135 жыл бұрын
  • I was always taking things apart as a kid and still do at 57 years old 👍 fun to see how stuff works.

    @kendaum102@kendaum1025 жыл бұрын
    • I hear you!

      @pegtooth2006@pegtooth20065 жыл бұрын
    • Pushing 60, and I still can't resist the urge to tear things apart,

      @NJP76@NJP765 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!!!

      @wildbill23c@wildbill23c5 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.

      @andyfloyd8583@andyfloyd85835 жыл бұрын
    • @@andyfloyd8583 nice provenance...

      @pegtooth2006@pegtooth20065 жыл бұрын
  • We were waiting for this. Not as bad as it sounded. Appreciate the teardown Mustie.

    @jmeady@jmeady5 жыл бұрын
    • indeed:)

      @Evilslayer73@Evilslayer735 жыл бұрын
    • i think it fell over when it ran and the one good piston got all the oil and the other got none.

      @joshanderson1019@joshanderson10195 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

      @throttlebottle5906@throttlebottle59065 жыл бұрын
    • @@throttlebottle5906 i love that name good inquiry

      @joshanderson1019@joshanderson10195 жыл бұрын
  • 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!

    @charger19691@charger196915 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @curtisroberts9137@curtisroberts91374 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @USN_Ret-@USN_Ret-5 жыл бұрын
    • That does sound feasible...Mines only about 2ft away...

      @shaunsautorepairs5410@shaunsautorepairs54105 жыл бұрын
  • 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 KZhead land.

    @olds442hurst@olds442hurst5 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @scolopede@scolopede Жыл бұрын
  • 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

    @memphisreigns1498@memphisreigns14984 жыл бұрын
  • “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!

    @FrAdamVoisin@FrAdamVoisin5 жыл бұрын
  • A what went wrong wednesday, wonderfull.

    @golfman9290@golfman92905 жыл бұрын
    • Dear Golf Man Suggestion: A wonderful world wide web what went wrong wednesday wideo ! ;-) ;-) Best wregards.

      @Chr.U.Cas2216@Chr.U.Cas22165 жыл бұрын
    • @@Chr.U.Cas2216 you weat me to it.

      @InsideOfMyOwnMind@InsideOfMyOwnMind5 жыл бұрын
    • @@Chr.U.Cas2216 Whaaat?

      @cougarhunter33@cougarhunter335 жыл бұрын
    • Wacko Wednesday

      @melchristian3638@melchristian36385 жыл бұрын
  • 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

    @mdvener@mdvener4 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @larrypierce2777@larrypierce27774 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for satisfying our curiosity Mustie, I hope you get a million views.

    @Jayf1981@Jayf19815 жыл бұрын
  • oh the absolute joy of pulling things apart to see how it functions!!!! thanks again

    @jamesthreats5800@jamesthreats58005 жыл бұрын
  • Love your vids Mustie1. Thanks for taking us inside the workings once again.

    @23nedlog@23nedlog5 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @sylvainroy5764@sylvainroy57644 жыл бұрын
  • 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

    @johnmcphee64@johnmcphee645 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for showing that, I was very curious

    @crippledrider@crippledrider5 жыл бұрын
  • One of your best vids Mustie. I love it when you get right down to the nitty gritty.

    @hankwilts8725@hankwilts87254 жыл бұрын
  • 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!

    @shanegunderson2007@shanegunderson20075 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @PaulinesPastimes@PaulinesPastimes5 жыл бұрын
    • Did you watch the video to the end?

      @droceretik@droceretik5 жыл бұрын
    • Yes I did, I jumped the gun and commented as I was watching it. I know.

      @PaulinesPastimes@PaulinesPastimes5 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

      @waynegouin939@waynegouin9395 жыл бұрын
  • 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

    @FredMiller@FredMiller5 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.

      @fixrite11@fixrite115 жыл бұрын
    • @@fixrite11 Sounds like the case, good observation

      @wyattlarrick3246@wyattlarrick32464 жыл бұрын
  • 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

    @robincog4358@robincog43584 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @riccroft710@riccroft7103 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @ranckie@ranckie4 жыл бұрын
  • PROGNOSIS: Heart failure...severe failure of the Right ventrical

    @2e0lgz@2e0lgz5 жыл бұрын
  • A learning experience. Thankyou Mustie.

    @toddavis8603@toddavis86034 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @TheKazzarry@TheKazzarry5 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @dri50@dri505 жыл бұрын
    • dri50 Good mod. I have done that also.

      @juhomaki-petaja@juhomaki-petaja5 жыл бұрын
    • Automatic drain is the best tho, but a better manual one sure is an improvement

      @disarm2k10@disarm2k105 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...

      @lenscap8925@lenscap89255 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

      @dodgeme1986truck@dodgeme1986truck5 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! 😊👍

      @carldelawter8900@carldelawter89003 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks man,first time seeing the guts of one of those. Surprised to how much it looks like a gas motor .

    @andrewalker1069@andrewalker10695 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.

      @LoganGibson@LoganGibson5 жыл бұрын
    • I've used a compressor it was a Ford 300 straight six. Three cylinders ran the motor three pumped air.

      @stubs1227@stubs12275 жыл бұрын
  • 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!

    @blt2crz@blt2crz4 жыл бұрын
  • 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!

    @lucky13driver@lucky13driver5 жыл бұрын
  • Great morning, coffee and Mustie, what a great start to the day.

    @Bri-tg6xr@Bri-tg6xr5 жыл бұрын
    • Bri only one problem...was only 22 min long! Lol

      @marcijunebug@marcijunebug5 жыл бұрын
  • Haha finally mustie! I’ve been wanting to know how bad this was and you only went and did it for us!!!!

    @Josephch11@Josephch115 жыл бұрын
  • 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

    @rilling100@rilling1005 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for the tear down, I've always wanted to see the inside of one of those pumps, but never had the opportunity.

    @astairs36@astairs365 жыл бұрын
  • That loose and wore out piston rod was just like my right knee before i had it replaced! ; )

    @alsouthern7190@alsouthern71905 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @throttlebottle5906@throttlebottle59065 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for the video sir and your time to make it. It was good to see what went wrong with the old one.

    @jamesfreeman2980@jamesfreeman29805 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @jonathansweet1112@jonathansweet11124 жыл бұрын
  • I actually leaned over my phone to have a better look, once the oil pan was off. 🤣

    @rbr6852@rbr68525 жыл бұрын
    • Haha I have done it before too

      @hardergamer@hardergamer5 жыл бұрын
    • Wish I would have thought of that, I couldn't see anything!

      @Kyle-ev4fk@Kyle-ev4fk5 жыл бұрын
    • 😂

      @jeftex8875@jeftex88754 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

      @michaelszczys8316@michaelszczys83164 жыл бұрын
    • I paused it and went and got my flashlight

      @mattyham61tuber@mattyham61tuber3 жыл бұрын
  • In Australia we would call that compressor ROOTED

    @chrispainter3590@chrispainter35905 жыл бұрын
    • Or spun? Or fuckedariffic?

      @bigbearfuzzums7027@bigbearfuzzums70274 жыл бұрын
    • Tag it as NFG!

      @gorillaau@gorillaau4 жыл бұрын
    • My son would still just call it “ BRO- kan “ ( so would I now )

      @michaelszczys8316@michaelszczys83164 жыл бұрын
    • Stuffed is a better term used in Aus only

      @earlborchardt4358@earlborchardt43584 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @donpickett5819@donpickett58195 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @clubsoda85cook55@clubsoda85cook553 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @EdWatts@EdWatts5 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @Stubones999@Stubones9994 жыл бұрын
  • 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

    @1066smithy@1066smithy5 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @davidgoodwin958@davidgoodwin9584 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @buggsy5@buggsy54 жыл бұрын
  • Another fantastic video, but I would really like to see you rebuild that CT70 motor....

    @Tobeythebeagle@Tobeythebeagle5 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @tonydeleo3642@tonydeleo36425 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @leesherburn9460@leesherburn94605 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @ShainAndrews@ShainAndrews5 жыл бұрын
  • I like to see you try to make a running engine out of it. You have great video’s keep up the good work

    @chadmccolm6544@chadmccolm65445 жыл бұрын
    • Turn it into a chinesium Briggs Tecumseh Kohler. Lol

      @RANDALLOLOGY@RANDALLOLOGY5 жыл бұрын
    • If it was an Engine!

      @bodeandigs@bodeandigs5 жыл бұрын
    • @@RANDALLOLOGY A Brumhler?

      @wildbill23c@wildbill23c5 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

      @dodgeme1986truck@dodgeme1986truck5 жыл бұрын
  • Enjoy your channel - tried to rebuild a compressor a few yrs back and learnt that Asbestos gaskets were still present on the reed valve setup. Something to check with old equipment. Was using compressor for bead blasting so it ran more than the 50% cycle time rule of thumb which is why it cooked itself. The hotter it runs the more moisture you trap under compression. On my replacement compressor I ditched the brass drain valve because if it's not easy to access it rarely gets checked. Put an elbow with flexible line to a ball valve at a more accessible spot so I don't forget. cheers

    @huntz3215@huntz32155 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for sharing the tear down.

    @danielfisch655@danielfisch6555 жыл бұрын
  • By popular demand! it didn't take much convincing though. Thanks, that was cool! and no blowback from daddy.

    @lionreb@lionreb5 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @systemsrenegade9888@systemsrenegade98884 жыл бұрын
    • Yes we call them either jesus clips/shit clips as thats what u say as the clip flies off lol 😅😅

      @neilfroggycrompton2466@neilfroggycrompton24664 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.

      @thejeepdoctor@thejeepdoctor4 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

      @edwardmulder3777@edwardmulder37774 жыл бұрын
    • System Renegade na I just call em fucker clips. Cause that’s what I say when I launch em.

      @darthrevan2063@darthrevan20634 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.

      @davidelliott5843@davidelliott58434 жыл бұрын
  • 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!

    @joelwilman8712@joelwilman87124 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @Kheir112@Kheir1125 жыл бұрын
  • 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!

    @tolbaszy8067@tolbaszy80675 жыл бұрын
    • Maybe in the future there will be Mustie Merch where we can buy a tshirt and "the hammer".

      @joolwing@joolwing5 жыл бұрын
    • @@joolwing I really need one of those hammers....

      @lionreb@lionreb5 жыл бұрын
    • @@lionreb I really need one of those shirts.

      @NJP76@NJP765 жыл бұрын
    • @@joolwing I'd buy a mustie brand hammer

      @GeorgiaRidgerunner@GeorgiaRidgerunner5 жыл бұрын
  • Leave one piston out and it's a good 1 cylinder compressor

    @NuffMan_@NuffMan_5 жыл бұрын
    • Don't think that works, it's out of balance.

      @aserta@aserta5 жыл бұрын
    • Yeah try that with your car

      @superduty4556@superduty45565 жыл бұрын
    • @@aserta It's only a compressor and it's working at

      @vx-iidu@vx-iidu5 жыл бұрын
    • remember the SB Ford and in-line 6 Compressors?

      @bodeandigs@bodeandigs5 жыл бұрын
    • Very good idea!

      @arthurmario5996@arthurmario59965 жыл бұрын
  • One cant just throw things away without seeing what was bad. Didn't expect to see the wrist pin bad. Great job!

    @2jeffs1@2jeffs15 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @Hertog_von_Berkshire@Hertog_von_Berkshire5 жыл бұрын
  • low worn out oil and over heating due to the fan like you said

    @petepeterson4540@petepeterson45405 жыл бұрын
    • That and possibly not sitting level.

      @godmodeforever@godmodeforever5 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.

      @grantadamson3478@grantadamson34785 жыл бұрын
    • The pulley also is a heat sink, pulling heat from crank and also crankcase.

      @daveschooley8514@daveschooley85144 жыл бұрын
  • I think you hit the nail on the head, the bad cylinder was hotter because it was farther from the fan.

    @billmoran3812@billmoran38125 жыл бұрын
  • Watched the repair video when it came out and was waiting for this one. I've never had a compressor apart either, but, from the sound it was making, I was kinda expecting a rod end problem. What I wasn't expecting was the problem being the pin end. It's now obvious to me that when the wrist pin came out of the bore, it got cocked in the rod, which caused the uneven wear in the rod bore. Now, I'm wondering how, since both "cir-clips" were still in the piston bore, the wrist pin could move enough to come out. Things that make me say hmmmm. Either way, all the movement of the wrist pin and wear on the rods pin bore obviously caused the damage to the rod bearing and crankshaft. They litteraly got hammered into oblivion. Great videos! Love the channel!

    @MikeBrown-ii3pt@MikeBrown-ii3pt5 жыл бұрын
  • Excellent! Thanks for doing this.

    @iconoclad@iconoclad5 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @kostis2849@kostis28495 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.

      @mwilliamshs@mwilliamshs5 жыл бұрын
    • @@mwilliamshs Right, flywheel, excuse my english.

      @kostis2849@kostis28495 жыл бұрын
  • Looks like you could rebuild it if you wanted to would make a great video

    @mrbriggs68@mrbriggs685 жыл бұрын
    • Unfortunately, not cost effective. :(

      @stevechristophersen5105@stevechristophersen51055 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.

      @NJP76@NJP765 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.

      @woozleboy@woozleboy5 жыл бұрын
    • I'm thinking the same thing

      @melchristian3638@melchristian36385 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.

      @whatfreedom7@whatfreedom74 жыл бұрын
  • Great videos! Thanks for all you do!!!

    @shane9420@shane94203 жыл бұрын
  • 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!

    @heathhartung6599@heathhartung65994 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks. There is nothing wrong with a long video ( from my point of view ).

    @SoupyOatmeal@SoupyOatmeal5 жыл бұрын
  • 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...

    @billybowbob2071@billybowbob20714 жыл бұрын
    • That was my thought as well.

      @sharongibbons7367@sharongibbons73673 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for making this video. I have been wanting to see what had happened.

    @malcolmrowe1794@malcolmrowe17945 жыл бұрын
  • I absolutely love this channel. Keep doing what your doing it’s so much fun just learning 👌👍👍👍

    @bnscholet911@bnscholet9114 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @whatfreedom7@whatfreedom74 жыл бұрын
    • Yes, with a little effort and some ingenuity old storage tanks make excellent grills and smokers.

      @CharlesM-dp4xe@CharlesM-dp4xe4 жыл бұрын
  • Nice high volume cylinders. I say rebuild it!!! I'm in for $20 to see what it takes. Others will chip in for sure!

    @MrLangDog@MrLangDog5 жыл бұрын
    • Really when he is *that* deep into it already he might as well repair it!

      @metatechnologist@metatechnologist2 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for posting such awesome videos!

    @chinosts@chinosts4 жыл бұрын
  • Excellent again, Mustie. You have fans in Ireland as well as in Australia! Keep it up.

    @tjsmith77777@tjsmith777775 жыл бұрын
  • I can forget about the world problems watching your videos.

    @WallStreet749@WallStreet7495 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for doing this video. Why does a compressor piston have carbon on it?? Theres no gas to burn causing carbon. Oil blow by causing a diesel effect?

    @davidarnette327@davidarnette3275 жыл бұрын
    • Not Carbon..It's fried Oil

      @bodeandigs@bodeandigs5 жыл бұрын
    • that is just accumulated debris sucked in thru the intake valve, combined with a small amount of oil blow-by . Compressor intakes rarely get cleaned and shops have filthy air quality so some trash on the piston is common

      @williammc3183@williammc31835 жыл бұрын
    • Correct, that's what makes compressor oil special, it burns up cleaner than engine oil.

      @Broken_Yugo@Broken_Yugo5 жыл бұрын
  • 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!

    @richardl4556@richardl45565 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for taking the time to do this I’ve always wanted to take one apart

    @dmvideos6637@dmvideos66375 жыл бұрын
  • 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?

    @Dbeattie299@Dbeattie2995 жыл бұрын
  • 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.”

    @edt11x@edt11x5 жыл бұрын
  • Enjoying seeing your work mate. Keep it up! And thanks.

    @richardsiddon610@richardsiddon6105 жыл бұрын
  • I'm about to tear into my shop's 17 year old 60 gallon compressor. Last month one of the flexible lines burst overnight and it just ran to death. So far, this is the most helpful video I've found. I'm buying a new pump. Thank you very much.

    @esc8engn@esc8engn2 жыл бұрын
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