woohoo!! Bauer San Francisco rebuilt my safety valve for $150 in less than a day and shipped it back same day!!
The new 30 Amp circuit breaker and dedicated 230v receptacle are all wired up, motor starter, motor thermal cut-off, auto drains and pressure switch are all also wired up! busy installing a run-hour meter and emergency cut-off on the compressor frame..
Interesting, the mechanical separator had a broken Vortex plate, which had to be replaced along with the Xtractor-Coalescor..
Also overhauled the auto condensate drain system.. the one drain valve had a cracked seat plus both needed new o-rings and filters.
Holy Cow, I pretty much overhauled EVERY piece of this compressor except the valves and piston & rings (which I should probably have a look at!)
Oh - and the 3rd stage head cover had a crack, I was not going to take chances so ordered a new one from L Factor.. I think the previous guy didnt follow torque sequence and had uneven torque on head bolts, so it cracked..
Hopefully by week-end I'll be 100% up and running! Then for some final finishing touches..
And again, thanks to everyone who had tons of advice and help..
without the community I would seriously be SOL!