[Shop-talk] Air
Karl Vacek
stearman809 at gmail.com
Tue Oct 1 16:10:25 MDT 2024
My aircraft cylinder bleed down gauge uses one of those same goofy Chinese
regulators, which well-meaning helpers have broken a few times.
It has responded to epoxy and stern warnings to helpers to just let me
adjust it.
Karl
On October 1, 2024 3:11:30 PM <alfuller194 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mike – when I went out to look at my Craftsman compressor that has the same
> setup, I noticed that the regulator knob says “pull to adjust”. I assume it
> has some splined interface between the outer knob and the inner knob to
> prevent accidental mis-adjustment.
>
> If you have been able to get the adjustment you need using Teflon tape as
> an interface you are probably good to go. The only other thing that comes
> to mind is whether they spent the extra money on that setup to compensate
> for the vibration generated when the unit is running. This is just pure
> speculation, but you might want to keep an eye out and ensure the pressure
> stays where you set it after the modification.
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------
> All the best,
>
> Al Fuller
>
> From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Mike Sinclair
> Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 11:22 AM
> To: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com>
> Cc: shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Air
>
> Thanks all for the advice. Turned out the regulator is ok, but the plastic
> knob is connected via some very shallow splines on the stem, and doesn't
> connect well. I wrapped the stem with Teflon tape and it works ok, but I
> need to find a better way. I'll check at my favorite old-fashioned
> hardware store for a knob.
> Mike
> On 10/1/24 7:43 AM, Jeff Scarbrough wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Is that the regulator knob? Might be stuck or broken inside. A picture of
> what you're looking at would help - the online parts diagrams I found look
> like one of those joke lists from the 80s that had been faxed a hundred times.
>
> -- Jeff
>
> On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 7:43 PM Mike Sinclair <phoenix722 at comcast.net> wrote:
> I have a very old small air compressor that compresses ok, but I no longer
> can get it to send air to the outlet. There is a hand valve between the
> gages that turns ok, but doesn't open the valve. It doesn't close it very
> well, either. The knob turns fine, and bottoms out in both directions, but
> nothing happens. Is it possible to buy a replacement? I'm hoping it's
> just a simple remove and replace.
> Sears Model 916-176311.
> Mike
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