[Shop-talk] Air Compressor threw a rod

[Doug Braun]

So, do these oil-less compressors have a piston sliding in a cylinder?
(That's what it looks like in the photo).  How do they manage without
lubrication?

Doug

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 6:03 PM Pat Horne <patintexas at icloud.com> wrote:

> Ereplacementparts.com says it’s black
>
> Peace,
> Pat
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> Pat Horne
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> On Jul 28, 2020, at 2:33 PM, alfuller194 at gmail.com wrote:
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> So I bought a Sears Craftsman 6.5 HP 2-cylinder oil-less air compressor
> used. Since I bought it used, I don’t know how old it is, or how it was
> used… Recently I fired it up and it began making a noise, so I shut it
> down, and found lots of plastic parts on the shop floor. Upon inspection,
> it has thrown a rod on one cylinder. The plastic parts were from the fan.
> The issue is finding a connecting rod and cylinder kit for it, since it
> appears to no longer be made/sold, and sears parts direct doesn’t have the
> parts.
>
>
>
> The Sears Craftsman model # is 919-165600, and it looks like it was also
> sold as a DeVilblis 919-16560, as well as lots of other makes and models.
> The connecting rod is an ACG-1.
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>
>
> Some people claim there are only about 3-4 different cylinder
> configurations, so I guess my question is what would be a good source for
> locating parts for this thing? I’ve looked around Amazon, E-Bay, etc. and
> so far have found one kit, but its $139 for a single cylinder! See
> https://www.amazon.com/Benron-Equipment-Replacment-for-KK-4835/dp/B0814GP4ZH/ref=psdc_9022420011_t3_B00F9Z4A1G.
> there must be a better alternative.
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> All the best,
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>
> Al Fuller
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