[AT] Tractor shop question

[John Hall]

Thats where I bought my set. Of course we have tons left over from 
various projects over the years which plays in to Murphys Law,--a lot of 
time the one you need is an odd one.

John Hall


On 1/22/2018 5:09 PM, Rena Glover Goss wrote:
> Isn't that a stock item available from Harbor Freight?
>
> Larry
> ---- Mogrits <mogrits at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I thought we all had a red plastic box of all sorts of o-rings that we all
> called and ordered after Farmer posted about the sale his parts store had
> on them? I use mine quite a bit. The only O-ring I've needed that I haven't
> found in that kit was the O-ring for a Remington 1100- had to go to gun
> shop for that one.
>
> I remember calling and ordering my kit. The clerk said he was having a hard
> time understanding why he was suddenly getting calls and orders from all
> over the country for that O-ring set.
>
> Warren
>
> On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 11:25 PM, Bill Brueck <b2 at chooka.net> wrote:
>
>> Spencer, McMaster has O-rings that you order by composition, thickness, and
>> diameter.  I've found them to be the go-to source when I don't find the
>> right sized ring in my miscellaneous collection, most memorably for a
>> pressure washer, after wasting a few stops at auto supply stores trying to
>> find something to fit.   www.mcmaster.com
>>
>> B²
>> Bill Brueck
>> Pine Island, MN
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Spencer Yost
>> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2018 10:33 AM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor shop question
>>
>> The regulator is brand new.   So it never worked at all - yesterday was
>> first install.
>>
>> I took it apart and tried to find broken/missing/incorrectly installed
>> parts
>> but could not find anything.  The only thing I could find was an O ring
>> that
>> seals the plunger when the pressure is "just right". The O ring sits in a
>> groove but  I think it is too thin and does not exceed the depth of the
>> groove.
>>
>> When you turn the pressure all the way off the plunger will sit with enough
>> pressure as to not leak. But just to soon as you start let some air in,
>> you're done.  I have an awesome collection of O-rings but I had nothing
>> that
>> would work. Every one I had in that diameter  were all too thick and
>> Clearly would not regulate pressure well, if at all, at lower pressures.
>>
>> Improper part pulling (wrong 'O' ring) at the factory is my diagnosis.
>>
>> Time for a new regulator/filter because I am not going to waste time and
>> gas
>> hunting O-rings.   I can take the guts out and just use the filter part of
>> it.   That way I only have to buy a regulator. But filter/regulator combos
>> are so cheap and inexpensive relative to a regulator it's hard to justify
>> going through the extra plumbing and mounting hassle.
>>
>> Good thing my mother-in-law got me an the Amazon card for my birthday.
>>
>> Spencer Yost
>>
>>> On Jan 20, 2018, at 6:59 PM, Carl Gogol <cgogol at twcny.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Spencer
>>> I am recalling a few things regarding regulators, but this is truly a
>>> case where I have forgotten more than I remember.  Some types do need
>>> to continually bleed off, mostly in a static, no flow, condition.  You
>>> may specify a zero bleed regulator if you are buying them in quantity.
>>> But many regulators can't bleed because of the nature of the fluid it
>>> is regulating; toxic, flammable, oxidizer Etc.  There are a lot of
>>> tradeoffs in regulator design including zero flow pressure drift, flow
>>> range and pressure maintenance over a wide flow range.
>>> Did the regulator ever work without bleeding?  Does it leak when there
>>> is flow?  (try listening for that when you are using an impact
>>> wrench.) Carl
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Spencer
>>> Yost
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2018 4:12 PM
>>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>> Subject: [AT] Tractor shop question
>>>
>>> I have a tractor shop question. I put a new air pressure regulator on
>>> my air compressor, and it continually bleeds air . It's sort of like
>>> when you dial the pressure down and it has to bleed  air on the output
>>> side to bring the pressure down? Well it does this all the time. Is
>>> there such a thing as a continual bleed regulator? If so that seems like
>> a
>> really dumb idea.
>>> Otherwise it acts perfectly. It keeps the pressure exactly right and
>>> steady, and if I dial the pressure all the way down to zero it does
>>> shut the air supply completely off.
>>>
>>>
>>> Of course I may have a defective regulator. And of course I just
>>> recycled the box and instructions.  I bought it about a year ago and
>>> just now getting around to installing it so I have no receipt nor am I
>>> even 100% sure where I got it.  All I remember is it was on sale (-;
>>>
>>> Spencer Yost
>>>
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