convert air compressor to IC engine
On 2009-11-28, Karl Townsend wrote:
I need a second portable air compressor to haul out into the orchard. So I
bought a 13 hp yanmar diesel. I have a nice Quincy 2 stage air compressor
made to run on an electric motor a sittin' on the shelf.
Do they make/sell change parts to run an air pump on a small engine? it must
be simple but I'm not sure what is needed.
What you need is a setup where your motor and pump spin continuously,
but the pump would actually pump air only when needed (and when the
motor comes up to speed).
A Quincy dealer will get you started. You likely need a different
unloader, not electric. Quincys use a special pneumatic unloader that
may be hard to find except at a Quincy dealer.
Your pump may have the right kind of unloader already, but most likely
it does not.
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