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turning aircon compressor into air compressor

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beast5680:
i,ve seen another one where its just plumbed to a fitting on the front grill with a relief valve to save the pump then you just plug on to tyre and switch on with engine running that way no tank needed as it only gets used to pump up tyres, when its finished you switch off

wizard:
I bought the tank from http://www.onboardair.com but the air brake tank on a 5 ton truck is about the same size.
If you are gooing to make a system like this you really do need the tank,the compressor delivers high pressure air at a low volume,which is ok just for tyres but with a tank you can pump up a flat in less than 30 seconds, you can run an impact wrench or just about any other air tool.

regards
wizard

hobbit:
Whats the compressor off?

I know I'll have to sort out the fan pullys out only got a standard non air con system n the 200 at the moment

wizard:
I think it came of a v8 Disco. I bought it from someone on the LRO forum.
Mine was a standard 200 non air con Disco, I made up the mounting bracket for the compressor, and sourced a belt from the local spares shop.

Regards
wizard

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