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Old 04-07-2013, 02:56 AM
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I recently converted my a/c to an air compressor and it worx awesome. I am stuck on wut is the best way to lube the compressor. Sum have drilled and put a grease zerk in the compressor housing and sum use an in line oiler. Anybody give sum more input on this?
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I bought an industrial oiler and filter and installed them, the oiler is filled with R134a type compressor oil. Oiler goes on intake side, filter goes on output side. I have the oiler set pretty low and just empty the filter when its getting full.
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I drilled and tapped the intake for a 1/8NPT plug. Each time I use it I just open it and poor a bit of oil in.
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Dan91 a fellow michigander, thanx for the input. So far pouring a litl oil into the intake side is all i got. Hopin for a longer term fix!
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Mrfajita how long u been runnin urs? Ever had any trouble? Definately a sweet mod. very useful!
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like to know how you guys make the compresser work for air??
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theres a few write ups floatin around. heres one...


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Mrfajita how long u been runnin urs? Ever had any trouble? Definately a sweet mod. very useful!
Finished it in December and used it a few times since. I need to fix a few leaks but otherwise it works great
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Originally Posted by diyxj
I recently converted my a/c to an air compressor and it worx awesome. I am stuck on wut is the best way to lube the compressor. Sum have drilled and put a grease zerk in the compressor housing and sum use an in line oiler. Anybody give sum more input on this?
So far I am the only one besides JP magazine that I've seen do a greased system. my compressor is packed with grease and I have a zirk on the body and give it a few pumps of grease from time to time. I've had zero problems thus far other than my plumping leaks. I personally prefer greased from what I've seen.
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