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Engine driven compressor, a/c pump, grease conversion

Last Updated: Feb 24, 2015
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bgdb26k   +1y
after tearing my sanden apart, today i brought all the peices to wark and washed them in the parts washer,
so now its time to start rebuilding it!!!
wish me luck guys!!
mazdaman82   +1y
any one have a pic of where the grease fittin go's that dirt was talking about
jealousonesenvy   +1y
how did you wire up the red wire off the compressor?
mikehaase1norse   +1y
sorry if this is a dumb question, but. how does is turn on and off? run that wire to a pressure switch or toggle?
hunterw   +1y



yep toggle or pressure switch. pressure switch is nice, so you dont have a toggle to forget to turn off and kill your battery. just run that red wire to a toggle or a p.s.
jealousonesenvy   +1y
ok so i installed myu compressor and havent done the oil swap yet i got the 508 sanden. when i take the head off i see two small holes one had the tube your talkin bout and the other is just a hole, then ya know therews the two small holes the lid lines up on. do i hex plug the two holes?
bgdb26k   +1y

Here is what Josh said on the first page:
Take care when seperating the valve plate from the main block. . make sure to not mess up the gasket. . There is a small tube that you have to remove that goes from the crankcase to the swash plate, which is the rear of the compressor. . You have to grab that tube and wiggle it out, and then you must tap the hole and put a set screw in it. . You want to seal the crank case off from the swash plate as good as possible. . You can see in the picture where I am pointing at the hole you have to tap. . I tapped it with a 1/4" thread tap . . and used a small slug screw to seal it up. . I put Permatex thread seal that I got from AutoZone. . I love that stuff. . it seals EVERY TIME. . unlike teflon tape. . and i don't even know if teflon tape would withstand the heat from the air pump. . . You also have to drill and tap the hole on the back of the compressor. . I tapped em to 3/8" pipe thread. . I had a hard time findin a fitting for the output. . because the hardline wasnt the same thread like I thought. . . But I found a fitting for it.
1hotdawg   +1y
How are these holding up for you who went this route? How clean/dirty? I've heard that EDC's are notorious for oiling lines, bags, tanks, etc. How's the greases ones holding up?
dstovall1019   +1y
yeah hows it working? is it worth it?
splinter   +1y
been running mine for 2 months works perfect. dont grease the front side of pistons and you'll be fine