I posted this over on Lumberjocks but thought there might be someone knowledgeable here.
Here's the history: 5HP IR compressor (SS5). Walked outside one night heard a God-awful noise coming from shop kind of a combination of a diesel and a jake brake. The compressor sounded like it was going to explode and oil mist was all over the shop. I immediately shut it down. I do not know how long it was running like that. The compressor was extremely hot. There was oil, but I could tell some had been consumed.
A couple days later I put it back on line just for jollies. It ran to pressure, sounded normal and cycled normally. I switched it off when I left the shop just in case.
Ran a couple days like that, then it started short cycling - running for 5 seconds and shutting off. Finally, it started making the noise again and shut down. I think it ran to pressure the breaker did not trip.
I can't find a compressor service in my area that will look at it.
I decided nothing to lose, so I removed the compressor and started to dismantle it. I did notice some scraping noise when I turned the flywheel. The cylinder walls look fine. The valve plate doesn't look right to me.
Here's what I'm looking at. My decision at this point is rebuild kit or buy a new one.
I'm 90% sure I'm buying a new one, but if anyone sees something obvious - Thanks for looking!!
Here's the history: 5HP IR compressor (SS5). Walked outside one night heard a God-awful noise coming from shop kind of a combination of a diesel and a jake brake. The compressor sounded like it was going to explode and oil mist was all over the shop. I immediately shut it down. I do not know how long it was running like that. The compressor was extremely hot. There was oil, but I could tell some had been consumed.
A couple days later I put it back on line just for jollies. It ran to pressure, sounded normal and cycled normally. I switched it off when I left the shop just in case.
Ran a couple days like that, then it started short cycling - running for 5 seconds and shutting off. Finally, it started making the noise again and shut down. I think it ran to pressure the breaker did not trip.
I can't find a compressor service in my area that will look at it.
I decided nothing to lose, so I removed the compressor and started to dismantle it. I did notice some scraping noise when I turned the flywheel. The cylinder walls look fine. The valve plate doesn't look right to me.
Here's what I'm looking at. My decision at this point is rebuild kit or buy a new one.
I'm 90% sure I'm buying a new one, but if anyone sees something obvious - Thanks for looking!!