Sanden A/C compressors

Can these be used for an engine driven AIR compressor and if so how?

yes they can, talk to pimpalincoln he's on here. he has a sd508 i think

http://www.streetsource.com/forum/topic.aspx?topic_id=73608&Topic_title=Ac+Compressor+to+Air+Compressor%3f%3f&forum_id=23&forum_title=Mazda+Trucks

Just a fair warning, DON'T do it, sanden is what aim industies sell's, they are a waste of money. I went threw three of them before the last one took a dump at SITTIN PRETTI last year (thank god for the bottle) spend the money and get a york, you can find great deals, and you'll always have enough air. 190 200 psi no problem. but i would not push it much over, if you get a sanden don't bother tring to get 180 out of it cause it won't last long. a 160 psi cutoff lasted me about 4 months. I'm just warning you

did you run an inline oiler?

I've been looking at the one they seel on the march pulleys website. Are these ones any good? I have a used York that I got for $5 but it's just that - USED. I don't know how long that would last either and how do I make it work with my engine? Do they make brackets for either one for a Ford 289? Any help would be appreciated.
Mike

onboardair.com has a lot of info on them. Like the other dude said... Save ur money and get a york, you wont regret it. i run mine daily to 200 PSI and i never have any probs with it. for a york, check out airliftcompany.com for some good info.

i got a sanden off a mustang 5.0, it seemed to work really well but i sold the truck and don't know what ever happened to it. i bought a york two years ago and never got to use it yet.

Originally posted by prorida



Just a fair warning, DON'T do it, sanden is what aim industies sell's, they are a waste of money. I went threw three of them before the last one took a dump at SITTIN PRETTI last year (thank god for the bottle) spend the money and get a york, you can find great deals, and you'll always have enough air. 190 200 psi no problem. but i would not push it much over, if you get a sanden don't bother tring to get 180 out of it cause it won't last long. a 160 psi cutoff lasted me about 4 months. I'm just warning you

thats funny because I know of a few SD-508s that have been running for 3+ years at 160. Sounds like user error to me if you went through 3 of them. Were you oiling them?