I recently picked up an old Wayne 5 HP two stage air compressor. It
certainly needs gaskets and a shaft seal and I was told it needs rings
and valves. Is it common to have to bore the cylinders on a compressor
when replacing rings in the same way that you do on an engine?

Also, the tank paint is a mess, are there any issues with sending the
tank out to be sandblasted prior to painting?

Lastly, does anybody know of a good source for parts for this monster?
It is probably a series 5200 Wayne.

Thanks,
BobH

Lastly, does anybody know of a good source for parts for this monster?
It is probably a series 5200 Wayne.

Thanks,
BobH

BobH

Google will get you started.

compressor wayne 5200

Bob AZ

Bob AZ wrote:
Lastly, does anybody know of a good source for parts for this monster?
It is probably a series 5200 Wayne.

Thanks,
BobH

BobH

Google will get you started.

compressor wayne 5200

Bob AZ

This returned even less useful information than "wayne compressor parts"
which is the first thing I tried.

BobH

On 2009-02-25, BobH wrote:
Bob AZ wrote:
Lastly, does anybody know of a good source for parts for this monster?
It is probably a series 5200 Wayne.

Thanks,
BobH

BobH

Google will get you started.

compressor wayne 5200

Bob AZ

This returned even less useful information than "wayne compressor parts"
which is the first thing I tried.


Bob, is that the same Wayne that makes sprinkler pumps?

Are they still in business (I bought a Wayne pump 4 years ago so if
that is the same company, they may still be around).

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I recently picked up an old Wayne 5 HP two stage air compressor. It
certainly needs gaskets and a shaft seal and I was told it needs rings and
valves. Is it common to have to bore the cylinders on a compressor when
replacing rings in the same way that you do on an engine?

Also, the tank paint is a mess, are there any issues with sending the tank
out to be sandblasted prior to painting?

Lastly, does anybody know of a good source for parts for this monster? It
is probably a series 5200 Wayne.

Thanks,
BobH

Why not give it a try as it is now, without rebuilding anything. Find out
what, if anything , is wrong with it, and decide then what to do? Lower
output from a compressor is usually a resuly of faulty valves. If the outlet
valve is leaking, it usually leads to a higher than normal head temperature
as well as lower output. This is because the air the has been compressed is
hotter than the inlet air. When it leaks back throught the valve it is
aready hot from compression, and is heated again when recompressed, giving a
tot head. Leaking inlet valaves don't affect the head temperature. If the
lubricating oil hasn't run out or gotten below the splash fins on the
connecting rod, cylinder and ring wear is usually fairly minimal and
,unless it has a lot of hours on it, is usually acceptable. The shaft seal
is probably available at a local bearing supplier. You may find that
cleaning and /or relapping the valves is all it needs.
I wouldn't sandblast the tank as it can work harden the tank and lead to
fatigue crack forming in higer stressed areas of the tank.Just give it a
thorough scrub wit a rotary wire brush, use a good primer and pait it.

Grumpy wrote:
Why not give it a try as it is now, without rebuilding anything. Find out
what, if anything , is wrong with it, and decide then what to do? Lower
output from a compressor is usually a resuly of faulty valves. If the outlet
valve is leaking, it usually leads to a higher than normal head temperature
as well as lower output. This is because the air the has been compressed is
hotter than the inlet air. When it leaks back throught the valve it is
aready hot from compression, and is heated again when recompressed, giving a
tot head. Leaking inlet valaves don't affect the head temperature. If the
lubricating oil hasn't run out or gotten below the splash fins on the
connecting rod, cylinder and ring wear is usually fairly minimal and
,unless it has a lot of hours on it, is usually acceptable. The shaft seal
is probably available at a local bearing supplier. You may find that
cleaning and /or relapping the valves is all it needs.
I wouldn't sandblast the tank as it can work harden the tank and lead to
fatigue crack forming in higer stressed areas of the tank.Just give it a
thorough scrub wit a rotary wire brush, use a good primer and pait it.

Thanks, this is good to know about. I found a rebuild kit today and it
is expensive ($560). Now I need to really evaluate what condition it is
in. I will clean it up and run it to see what it needs.

BobH

On 2009-02-26, BobH wrote:
Thanks, this is good to know about. I found a rebuild kit today and it
is expensive ($560). Now I need to really evaluate what condition it is
in. I will clean it up and run it to see what it needs.

Used pumps are not that expensive. Just today I sold a working 7.5 HP
Speedaire compressor pump for $65. I feel that it is a fair price for
a dirty used pump that works.

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BobH wrote:
I recently picked up an old Wayne 5 HP two stage air compressor. It
certainly needs gaskets and a shaft seal and I was told it needs rings
and valves. Is it common to have to bore the cylinders on a compressor
when replacing rings in the same way that you do on an engine?
Well, does it really need rings? What type of valve is used, disc or
leaf? The disc valves might be resurfaced and reused, the leaf valve
shouldn't be real expensive. Gaskets and seals shouldn't be too bad,
either.

I'm no expert, but unless it was run out of oil, the cylinders generally
shouldn't need reboring, unless it has a HUGE amount of hours on it.

Jon

Jon Elson wrote:
BobH wrote:
I recently picked up an old Wayne 5 HP two stage air compressor. It
certainly needs gaskets and a shaft seal and I was told it needs rings
and valves. Is it common to have to bore the cylinders on a compressor
when replacing rings in the same way that you do on an engine?
Well, does it really need rings? What type of valve is used, disc or
leaf? The disc valves might be resurfaced and reused, the leaf valve
shouldn't be real expensive. Gaskets and seals shouldn't be too bad,
either.

I'm no expert, but unless it was run out of oil, the cylinders generally
shouldn't need reboring, unless it has a HUGE amount of hours on it.

Jon

I think that they are some kind of disk valve, but I have not been
inside it yet. time to finsh cleaning it up, re-assemble it and try it.

BobH