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Well I got all three running good. I took the filter housings off and cleaned them out with simple green. The unit spun freely, so since they were basically empty I topped them off with oil, ran it for a little bit and did an oil change. The oil that was in there looked like honey so I did a series of 4 oil changes. More than likely overkill but better safe than sorry. The soga 120v motor had such a huge current draw so I put the harbor freight predator 212 gas motor on all three. For 99 when they are on sale you can't beat them, and a direct bolt up too. I put a 10' extension hose on the air intake and filled my first tank yesterday. 19 minutes for an aluminum 80. I put a calibrated CO monitor on the tank and ambient CO was 3ppm and the tank had 4ppm so I am happy. I think the compressors were new though, all three had what I think was the factory test filter in them. It was just black plastic unlike the breathing air ones which were clear plastic. Hopefully today I will do a dive with a tank from the compressors, for the price I paid for all three I couldn't be happier.
---------- Post added April 7th, 2015 at 11:29 AM ----------
Someone pm'd me asking about the belt and pulley on the predator. Both I got at Tractor Supply, the pulley is 3.5" diameter and I used a 32" belt. The motor starts first pull and powers the compressors absolutely fine.
---------- Post added April 7th, 2015 at 11:29 AM ----------
Someone pm'd me asking about the belt and pulley on the predator. Both I got at Tractor Supply, the pulley is 3.5" diameter and I used a 32" belt. The motor starts first pull and powers the compressors absolutely fine.