Campbell hausfeld 60 gallon air compressor no
Campbell hausfeld 60 gallon air compressor no. vt632900aj
I laid the air compressor on its side n now cant get it to pump pass 35 lbs. of pressure .All parts work,the head drags the motor down n kicks the reset off. When main feed tube is removed from the head the motor n head run ok.
I laid the air compressor on its side n now cant get it to pump pass 35 lbs. of pressure .All parts work,the head drags the motor down n kicks the reset off. When main feed tube is removed from the head the motor n head run ok.
Air Tools & Compressors - Campbell Hausfeld
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Check to see if the one way valve on the input to the reciever has been filled with crud when you put the compressor on its side.
All compressors have an inline one way valve so that the reciever tank does not back pressure the motor into stalling when the reciever is coming up to pressure.
The nature of the process will cause condensate to form in the bottom of the reciever and that turns to a rusty goo which normally stays in the bottom due to gravity , you have defeated gravity
The one way valves are just a straight tube with an arrow on the side showing direction of airflow
We generally use a WD40 fluid to clean them out and get the piston to sit against the seals again
Make sure that once it is free you remove all of the excess WD40 before you put the valve back on
You cannot "bypass" any part of a compressor otherwise the makers would leave that part off to save money.
If the "Compressor" kicks in and works without a load (ie Not connected to the reciever) then unless there is a sick starting capacitor it should work with the reciever coupled up
If the Compressor runs and only gets to 35psi it is odds on that it will stall or run very sick trying to fight the existing tank pressure because the one way valve is stuck open or is only partially closing when the Compressor piston is on the Down Stroke
I assume this is an oil-filled compressor. Oil got to where it's not supposed to be. This wasn't a problem for the reed valves in the head, as you have already confirmed, so it must have caused a blockage in, or just upstream of, the regulator. You might be able to isolate the problem if you can temporarily bypass the regulator----don't try to use the compressor without the regulator - just run it long enough to confirm that the motor doesn't bog down so quickly. Once confirmed, you might be able to clear the blockage by cleaning it, or you will have to replace something. Caution if you do try to clean oil out of it with a solvent--- be absolutely certain that no flammable solvent remains in the line before you "fire" it back up!