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Apr 18, 2015 20:34:09 GMT
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Hi all I was given a compressor that had all of a sudden stopped working.  It appears to have lost its oil due to being damaged just below what looks to be a drain plug underneath the oil sight glass. It had seized but soaking the pistons with oil freed it of with no problems. Can this be welded? |
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1984 Rover SD1 Vanden Plas 2600 Auto
1985 Rover SD1 2300s Auto
2005 MG ZT 1.8 Manual
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You've got nothing to loose by trying  |
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Probably Aluminium, so will require TIG. It can be done with MIG, but TIG will be neater, quicker, and you can use a dissimilar filler rod.
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As said nothing lost , and in a way your lucky its something like that . I had a smaller one recentley that kept getting up to pressure then dumping it . Turns out you cannnot take it apart without nackering it [ i suppose thats to stop fools meddling and blowing things up ]
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taurus
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If you don't weld it try that two pack metal bond. I stuck a Honda Cub cylinder head back together with it and it lasted fine (until some lowlife pinched the bike and crashed it into a tree)(though the cylinder head repair survived the crash).
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If you don't weld it try that two pack metal bond. I stuck a Honda Cub cylinder head back together with it and it lasted fine (until some lowlife pinched the bike and crashed it into a tree)(though the cylinder head repair survived the crash). Mate Araldited the spark plug in when he stripped the thread on his Yamaha DS6 and it stayed put. Had to remove head every time he wanted to clean plug though This was early 70's. |
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cdwood2010
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I had an old compressor that had snapped at the base. I used a tube of "Sticks like sh*t" on it, that sorted it out. Flexible, heat and chemical resistant. Worth a try if you can get it cleaned up enough.   I even bodged the feed pipe, not recommended....  |
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Just check the main tank isn't rotten people often never drain them and the tank rusts from the inside out
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It will come in handy even if you never use it
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