Craftsman compressor - Help ?

Thanks,
Tom

Thanks again,
Tom

Run away from any oilless compressor that has been running without an air filter. I can pretty well guarantee that you will need new pistons and cylinders, and probably new valve plates as well. There is also NO WAY that this is anywhere near a 7hp compressor. Figure 3hp tops.

I'll give you my own opinion. The small oil-free compressors are usually VERY noisy. You would have to want it pretty bad. I doubt it would be worth any attempt at rebuilding. Course you apparently don't know fully what's wrong with it other than some missing parts. You can find out the cost of any of the parts at www3.sears.com. Just plug in the model number and you can look up a specific parts diagram, parts list and find out the cost of any piece from Sears.

The current Sears catalog shows a 6 hp, single stage, oil-free 150 psig max compressor at 6.4 cfm at 90 psig. You probably can use that as a guide as to the capacity of the one you are looking at. There also should be a decal somewhere on the unit that would indicate the cfm capacity. You certainly can't go by hp anymore, the ratings are so overstated in that area. That's not very much air and I really think you would do better just buying a working compressor that will suit your needs. You might want to consider getting it for the tank only if it is really cheap and reasonably new. You could plumb the 60 gal tank in conjunction with another and significantly increase your storage capacity that way. Sounds like somebody else has already done that :o). It might or might not be beneficial to you, depending on your usage. Just make sure that the rated pressure would be compatible with whatever else you might buy.

Rod