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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Yeah – this one is likely that old too. It’s getting pretty noisy and I don’t want to spend the time to find a new cylinder for it, which would quiet it down. The good thing is I don’t need to use it a lot these days. I could probably get by with something a lot smaller and quieter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>-----------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Al Fuller<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Sinclair<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 1, 2024 4:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> shop-talk@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] Air<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Thanks. No "pull to adjust". Just a plastic knob that is softer than the metal stem splines. This unit is probably 30 years old.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Mike</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 10/1/24 12:53 PM, <a href="mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com">alfuller194@gmail.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>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. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><img border=0 width=455 height=409 style='width:4.7395in;height:4.2604in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DB1430.4ED8AC10"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>-----------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>All the best,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Al Fuller</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> Shop-talk <a href="mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net"><shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Sinclair<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 1, 2024 11:22 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jeff Scarbrough <a href="mailto:fishplate@gmail.com"><fishplate@gmail.com></a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] Air</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Mike</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 10/1/24 7:43 AM, Jeff Scarbrough wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Mike, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- Jeff<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 7:43<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span>PM Mike Sinclair <<a href="mailto:phoenix722@comcast.net">phoenix722@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Sears Model 916-176311.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Mike</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br><br><a href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.96<br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/fishplate@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/fishplate@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Suggested annual donation $12.96<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk">http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/phoenix722@comcast.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/phoenix722@comcast.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>