Did some tree cleanup with the Bobcat the other day for the guy 2 houses down and he gave us a few items from his barn as payment. 1 of those items is an old air compressor with a date stamp of 1937 (I think) on the actual tank data plate.
The engine is a Briggs & Stratton AR-6 with Hand-Crank Start, and the Pump is a Westinghouse. It wasn't stuck but I took the plug out of the motor and put in a little bit of ATF & Oil mixture. I also squirted some in the breather part of the compressor pump. Took the hand crank and she spins over good. I checked the compression and its got 100 psi, but unfortunately no spark. It's all complete except the homemade hand crank, and is believed to have been bought new by his dad. And funny enough, the compressor is mounted on the front end section of an old truck (or car), from the same timeframe I'm guessing, to be pulled with a truck.
Does anyone know where I can get more information about this unit (engine, pump, whole unit if factory), parts for either, and service manuals for either? I would love to get it running again and working for the nostalgia, then maybe paint it up.
The engine is a Briggs & Stratton AR-6 with Hand-Crank Start, and the Pump is a Westinghouse. It wasn't stuck but I took the plug out of the motor and put in a little bit of ATF & Oil mixture. I also squirted some in the breather part of the compressor pump. Took the hand crank and she spins over good. I checked the compression and its got 100 psi, but unfortunately no spark. It's all complete except the homemade hand crank, and is believed to have been bought new by his dad. And funny enough, the compressor is mounted on the front end section of an old truck (or car), from the same timeframe I'm guessing, to be pulled with a truck.
Does anyone know where I can get more information about this unit (engine, pump, whole unit if factory), parts for either, and service manuals for either? I would love to get it running again and working for the nostalgia, then maybe paint it up.
