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<blockquote data-quote="Cowcatcher" data-source="post: 3254416" data-attributes="member: 43171"><p>I've been around several that rusted through and leaked. I've welded patches on em to get by. Our engine drive compressor tank failed a couple years ago so we torched the mounting bracket and welded it to a pristine looking compressor that had been bought at an auction. The motor was no good. Got it all welded and plumbed and boy we was smiling as she was building pressure. Then the hissing started. It had the prettiest red paint you ever seen but evidently that paint was about all that was holding the air in. We wound up torching all the mounting brackets off again and mounting it on a big vertical compressor that we laid horizontal. Yes, I pressure tested it before we went through the trouble of all the converting on that one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cowcatcher, post: 3254416, member: 43171"] I've been around several that rusted through and leaked. I've welded patches on em to get by. Our engine drive compressor tank failed a couple years ago so we torched the mounting bracket and welded it to a pristine looking compressor that had been bought at an auction. The motor was no good. Got it all welded and plumbed and boy we was smiling as she was building pressure. Then the hissing started. It had the prettiest red paint you ever seen but evidently that paint was about all that was holding the air in. We wound up torching all the mounting brackets off again and mounting it on a big vertical compressor that we laid horizontal. Yes, I pressure tested it before we went through the trouble of all the converting on that one. [/QUOTE]
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