On 1 Sep 2005 09:41:44 -0700, "RBW" wrote:

The motor appears fine. It is about a 20 year old Champion compressor.
My delimma would be whether a new one would be the route or and whether
the cost of a new tank and potential for other problems would
outweight the savings.

Depending on where you are..tanks can be a dime a dozen. Usually the
pump swallows its ass, and they toss the pump, keep the tank for a
couple years in a dark corner somewhere with big ideas of making it a
receiver for extra air storage, never follow up and then finally wind
up tossing it in the dumpster. Commercial shops that is....

Ive gotten about 6 tanks in the last couple years this way, not even
looking for them, and given them to friends for extra storage when
using a DA sander etc.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner