I bought a craftsman industrial upright compressor the other day.

To get it home, I laid it down in the back of my truck.

When I got it home, I set it up and removed the oil check/fill plug.

The oil just FLOWED out of this hole. I quickly put the plug back
in.

I always thought that when you removed this plug .. that the oil
should be just at the top of the opening .. or .. at least be able to
be touched pushing your little finger into the hole.


do you think I should just open it and let it run level with the hole ?

one more thing .. I ran it a bit .. (ran real nice) .. but when I
opened the drain valve on the bottom .. after a BUNCH of water came
out .. some water mixed with oil came out.


should I worry about this.

and .. do you think that either of these things might have
been caused by laying it down.

thanks
mike

"Mike_in_SD" wrote in message
and .. do you think that either of these things might have
been caused by laying it down.


Yep. Should be OK once it drain back down again.

I know that this question might sound silly. But are you sure that you
did not open the oil drain plug instead of the fill plug? On my
craftsman compressor, the fill plug is upright while the drain plug is
horizontal. As far as oil in the tank, I would attribute this to lying
the compressor on it's side and it should not be a concern.

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:13:43 GMT, (Mike_in_SD)
wrote:


I bought a craftsman industrial upright compressor the other day.

To get it home, I laid it down in the back of my truck.

When I got it home, I set it up and removed the oil check/fill plug.

The oil just FLOWED out of this hole. I quickly put the plug back
in.

I always thought that when you removed this plug .. that the oil
should be just at the top of the opening .. or .. at least be able to
be touched pushing your little finger into the hole.


do you think I should just open it and let it run level with the hole ?

Check the oil level per your owner's manual. Too much or too little
oil is bad.


one more thing .. I ran it a bit .. (ran real nice) .. but when I
opened the drain valve on the bottom .. after a BUNCH of water came
out .. some water mixed with oil came out.


That's normal. Drain it when you're done with it for the day to avoid
rust. I get a tablespoon of water or less from my 30 gallon
compressor, but it operates in an air-conditioned building.

should I worry about this.

and .. do you think that either of these things might have
been caused by laying it down.

Perhaps the oil incident.

thanks
mike

From: "Brew Man"

I know that this question might sound silly. But are you sure that you
did not open the oil drain plug instead of the fill plug? On my
craftsman compressor, the fill plug is upright while the drain plug is
horizontal. As far as oil in the tank, I would attribute this to lying
the compressor on it's side and it should not be a concern.


naw .. not silly .. but .. no, it was the top plug. The thing is, if this
is where you put the oil in how could you over fill it like that. You
can only put so much in before it runs out.


(Phisherman) wrote in i526f2dug738t80o02cl0f60aqvqi7iq55@
4ax.com:


Check the oil level per your owner's manual. Too much or too little
oil is bad.



man, I wish I had the owners manual. I have done some looking and
cant find it on the net, its probably there but I cant find it.

I have the 60gal 150psi industrial craftsman upright


thanks guys
mike

"Mike_in_SD" wrote in message
...

I bought a craftsman industrial upright compressor the other day.

To get it home, I laid it down in the back of my truck.

When I got it home, I set it up and removed the oil check/fill plug.

The oil just FLOWED out of this hole. I quickly put the plug back
in.

I always thought that when you removed this plug .. that the oil
should be just at the top of the opening .. or .. at least be able to
be touched pushing your little finger into the hole.


do you think I should just open it and let it run level with the hole ?

one more thing .. I ran it a bit .. (ran real nice) .. but when I
opened the drain valve on the bottom .. after a BUNCH of water came
out .. some water mixed with oil came out.


should I worry about this.


Drain it all out and check it again after some more use. If you keep
getting oil then you have a problem. Water is normal, more so in humid
weather. A good quality air dryer on your air outlet line is a good idea.
Without it you could end up rusting the pistons in your air equipment and it
will ruin a paint job with the water.

and .. do you think that either of these things might have
been caused by laying it down.


Could be. Give it some time and check it again after every use. You still
might get a littel oil for a few times until the tank gets cleaned out, but
it shoudl diminish quickly. Also, the compressor *might* need a break-in
period. Until then, it might continue to leak a minimum amount of oil, VERY
minimal, into the air and tank.

Mike D.