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Jeep 6 cylinder air compressor

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Greg C.

01-23-2001 15:03:35




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I saw the message below for the V8 air compressor and am very interested in making one but with an inline jeep 6 cyl. Does anyboy know how to setup a 6 for it/ Like what about intake, exhaust, valves, cam. How do you hook an air tank to it and how do you control the speed? Is it more trouble than its worth? This engine is just taking up space and I'd like to find something to use it for.




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John Garner

01-24-2001 17:36:18




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 Re: Jeep 6 cylinder air compressor in reply to Greg C., 01-23-2001 15:03:35  
Greg C. --

Go on down the board and read my response to the "V8 Ford Air Compressor" posting. I wouldn't want you to make the same sort of mistake my buddy did.

John



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Paul

01-23-2001 20:06:51




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 Re: Jeep 6 cylinder air compressor in reply to Greg C., 01-23-2001 15:03:35  
A friend built a monster apparatus about 25 years ago out of two Olds V8's powered by a Ford V8, all of them strung out end to end on an old pickup frame. Had three radiators, two of which were cooled by box fans like you might see in the window of a house. Don't remember much about it, but I think he used check valves adapted to the spark plug holes, removed the pushrods and weakened the intake valve springs to make it pump 2 cycle. It was plumbed into a big tank of questionable integrity and protected by a waterheater popoff. It would run about two minutes, pop open the popoff and leisurely maintain 150 PSI while sandblasting fertilizer buggies. I was scared to death of it. Definately not my idea of a peaceful situation. I saw/heard it run one time and left the premises immediately! This guy had some nifty (dangerous) contraptions.

By the way - he died a natural death.

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IaGuy

01-23-2001 18:05:05




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 Re: Jeep 6 cylinder air compressor in reply to Greg C., 01-23-2001 15:03:35  
back in the 50's, my old highschool science teacher moonlighted selling, setting and engraving tombstones. he had a portable air compressor made from an old Model A ford engine, running on 2 cylinders and pumping on the other two. I don't know how he controlled the throttle but he did have a pressure valve and 30-50 gallon tank ( I think an old boiler) I don't supose the pressure was too high but he had volume! In his shed behing the house he had a pretty good size electric motor 3-phase I think belt driving another old model A engine with all four pumping.

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tommyw

01-23-2001 17:18:32




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 Re: Jeep 6 cylinder air compressor in reply to Greg C., 01-23-2001 15:03:35  
im going to use a well worn 305 chevy ,thats what ive got ill post my results ,



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tommyw

01-23-2001 17:18:04




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 Re: Jeep 6 cylinder air compressor in reply to Greg C., 01-23-2001 15:03:35  
im going to use a well worn 305 chevy ,thats what ive got ill post my results ,



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