I got the new tank I have been saving for for a few months yesterday! I am a happy man! Well for a day anyway.
Then it all turned to %$#^^%$&*& as you can see. My new Yong Heng has been sounding kind of funny lately and since I overheated it so bad it was smoking shortly after I got it. I pulled out the old one that I had overheated three times over 100deg Celsius but it never smoked and have been using it as of late. I began filling the nice big tank 15min at a time then a half hour resting to let it cool down. All went well till I hit about 3500psi and then I blew a breaker twice so I got out the newer unit and thought it did not sound too bad now for some reason. Filled the tank to almost 4Kpsi and then it let loose with this horrible noise. I shut it down immediately and almost as fast tore it apart thinking I had done major damage. I fought with the stainless lines though they were really tight but finally prevailed. You can see the problem is just the second stage upper piston that easily screws on and off. It will take me longer to find parts than to fix the thing. I expect the older unit needs something similar but I can probly baby it along for a bit till I get the new one back in service. Grr..
I tore it down way further than I needed to make the repair just to troubleshoot the problem.
The top part of the piston just above the bottom ring screws off and was only finger tight. If I can find a replacement I will be in good shape. Otherwise a whole piston and cylinder kit complete with all of the lines is only $58.
GRRR...
But at least these parts are readily available and also inexpensive. They are fairly easy to werq on too.
Then it all turned to %$#^^%$&*& as you can see. My new Yong Heng has been sounding kind of funny lately and since I overheated it so bad it was smoking shortly after I got it. I pulled out the old one that I had overheated three times over 100deg Celsius but it never smoked and have been using it as of late. I began filling the nice big tank 15min at a time then a half hour resting to let it cool down. All went well till I hit about 3500psi and then I blew a breaker twice so I got out the newer unit and thought it did not sound too bad now for some reason. Filled the tank to almost 4Kpsi and then it let loose with this horrible noise. I shut it down immediately and almost as fast tore it apart thinking I had done major damage. I fought with the stainless lines though they were really tight but finally prevailed. You can see the problem is just the second stage upper piston that easily screws on and off. It will take me longer to find parts than to fix the thing. I expect the older unit needs something similar but I can probly baby it along for a bit till I get the new one back in service. Grr..
I tore it down way further than I needed to make the repair just to troubleshoot the problem.
The top part of the piston just above the bottom ring screws off and was only finger tight. If I can find a replacement I will be in good shape. Otherwise a whole piston and cylinder kit complete with all of the lines is only $58.
GRRR...
But at least these parts are readily available and also inexpensive. They are fairly easy to werq on too.