York On Board Air Compressor Install

[joe98tj]

So I finally used some of my new found time during the day to go out and pickup what I needed.

I drove down to West Springfield auto and grabbed a 103" belt. Then I went over to nutty company and grabbed a 180mm long bolt for the new pulley on the alternator which is too long but will get me by with some washers until I can get back there for 160mm bolt which should be perfect.

I tacked the plates off the york on tonight. I should be able to weld it and paint it tomorrow and hopefully get around to installing it quick to test it out.

 

[YJScrounge]

Pic?

 

[joe98tj]

Heres the plate. I had a minute before work to finish weld it and slap some paint on. Ignore the butchered hole. Measured 3 times, still didnt end up in the right spot

 

[JeepinMaxx]

Progress!

 

[joe98tj]

Got it all bolted in and wired up this morning. Works mint. Must have a leak cause the clutch turns on and off constantly when it's trying to pressurize.

I need to clean up the wiring and get a couple new right size bolts but for now she works.

 

[TJlongworth]

it clicks on and off because you need some sort of storage container. you need something to act like an accumulator to space out the small pressure drops

I used a paintball tank

 

[massxj]

it clicks on and off because you need some sort of storage container. you need something to act like an accumulator to space out the small pressure drops

I used a paintball tank

that's brilliant

 

[50willysM38]

I used a paint ball tank to. I was told to do this by someone brilliant.

 

[joe98tj]

Paintball tank sounds good. The block has one more port I can run a line from

 

[JeepinMaxx]

I used a 1 lb propane tank on my YJ - hung it with hose camps from tje radiator support rod

 

[harryhood]

Got a Willy hood scoop we need a TJ one...

Don't forget the yj one too

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[joe98tj]

So I've used it a few times and it works really good but I can see the oil coming out in the air filter and after pulling it apart it's got a good amount of oil sitting in the outlet chamber. Looks like it's getting by the pistons. Gotta figure something out

 

[redjeep]

Got a Willy hood scoop we need a TJ one...

Don't forget the yj one too

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I'm working on the CJ version.

 

[JeepinMaxx]

Looks like it's getting by the pistons. Gotta figure something out

Joe - In the reciprocation (piston) compressor world that is oil "carry over" or in the engine world "blow by"  you are right - it's oil getting past the piston rings.  If you can't have oil (or water) in your compressed air (like a paint gun or sand blaster) you can use an air/oil separator filter.  For powering air tools - the oil is a good thing.  For airing up tires - un-filtered is OK (tires are made from petroleum / oil)  I was looking up an oil separation after filter that feeds back the excess oil back the excess oil back into the inlet of the York at my work (Air Compressors).  I'll let you know what I find

 

[joe98tj]

From what I've read online, the amount of oil that passes by on these things is completely random. Some folks have none on used units and some have blow by on new units. I'll just monitor it and add fluid every now and then. Maybe even suck out whatever builds up in the discharge chamber.

 

[joe98tj]

Installed everything back in including a co2 tank my neighbor had lying around from his paintball days. Still shuts off and on but less repetively. Guessing I got a leak somewhere. We'll see if i ever get the ambition to track it down.

 

[Red Rocker]

Try spraying some soapy water on the fittings and see if there's any leakage

 

[JeepinMaxx]

good progress!  Brand name Windex glass cleaner is the best leak detector for air, CO2, Propane - even small molecular weight Helium / Hydrogen leaks - It will bubble on a rubber helium balloon!  It will bubble on a wheel rim leak.  We found a leak through a porous aluminum rim on my wife's Jeep a decade ago with it.