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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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i was looking thrue some jeep articlesand saw one that would be nice for my truck they turned a york ac compressor into an air pump. the york comppresor uses a external lubricant source instead of the freon. any body heard of doing this on our trucks?
 
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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i was looking thrue some jeep articlesand saw one that would be nice for my truck they turned a york ac compressor into an air pump. the york comppresor uses a external lubricant source instead of the freon. any body heard of doing this on our trucks?
have 1 on and old truck. make sure to use a pressure cutoff switch. pumps good, blow up tires, etc, but won't run air tools.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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how do you keep the compressor on these trucks lubricated without the freon thogh?
 
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it's an old piston style pump, has a oil level in the bottom just like a lawn mower
 
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 07:01 PM
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but how can the york comprossor be used on our trucks or can our existing pmp be modified to work?
 
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 07:06 PM
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I have one on my Jeep. I built it more than 16 years ago and has been great having it. I have mine run into an old air tank off an International semi truck. The lube is plain ole 30 weight oil. It will pump the oil out so you have to have an oil collector plumbed so the oil will go back into the pump. I found that out after finding oil in the air hose . and burning up the first compressor I had. I've got a pressure release valve, a pressure regulator, and a coiled hose that stretches 25'.
 
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but how can the york comprossor be used on our trucks or can our existing pmp be modified to work?
new style rotery pump won't work, has to be the old style york. came on 70's to early 80's fords
 
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ok thanks thatrs what i was lookin for.
 
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you can't miss them big square thing with a huge clutch. make sure to get the wire hook up, it's a bit odd, just cut it, and splice on a new wire
 
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how can i bolt this setup to my 96 300? should i grab the bracket to or will i be good with the one i have?
 
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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how can i bolt this setup to my 96 300? should i grab the bracket to or will i be good with the one i have?
probably going to have to fabracate something, and figgure out how to get a v pully to bolt to your balancer. then need a tank somewhere, with a pressure switch to cut the compresser on and off. do able, but going to require some thought and designing
 
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