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Let me emphasize "with the help of the very good people on this forum".
I had done some of the restoration myself, rebuilding the engine and the compressor, but without Bill and Tom, and Bryan, this wouldn't be both running AND pumping air!
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Yes, it's old school, and it's slow as hell. There's better technology in the engineering of every facet of modern compressors.
But this thing is so cool...I love it. At 65 pounds, I can pick it up and haul it by myself. The exhaust is routed up high, on a 4 foot vertical pipe, to keep nasty exhaust away from the compressor intake. There's barely any muffling, like my old mini-bikes and go-karts. There's no "safety guard" around the flywheel/fan, and it would be easy to get hurt...I'm glad I grew up in a time when you were expected to KNOW not to stick your hand into a moving blade...
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Captain, was the one who pointed out the missing o-ring in the relief valve, and without that information, I could have never figured out that thing.
Antique Diver, sent me an assortment of tiny o-rings that I could sort through, and has offered help with valve rebuilding and generously sends parts out at no charge, just because he's a darn good guy.
Bryan, obviously has the VDH website, where all this came together, and has all the parts a vintage diving enthusiast could normally need.
The amount of information accumulated here; the combined knowledge of the members here, and the willingness to share that, is just amazing. I cannot think of a single thing I've wanted or needed to know that I can't (eventually) find the answer to somewhere within these pages.
Thanks to the entire VDH community!
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* That I know of...
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