Dan Mosley
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Today i took the heads off both cylinders and cleaned them up well and the valves that look like feeler gauges (small thin pc's of metal - 5 on top of the plate and 5 under on each side). They were caked with Carbon and junk and i got them very clean.
There are 2 little bolts that go thru from top to bottom on each plate (sets between the head and cylinder) that hold the valve plates in place and i did not remove them because i saw on one side that the head of one of the bolts was broken. I removed the head of the bolt with my fingers but the other bolt seems to be holding the plate with the valves under it in place very strongly. So i finished up both sides and put new gaskets on and turned it on.
I plugged it in and it ran beautifully and very quiet. Now the problem is the gauge will not read past 53psi. After 20 min or so of running quietly and not seeing anyother problems the gauge still says 53. I turned it off and drained all the air out thru the drain line and plugged it back in - same problem - builds up to 53 and runs nice but will not "Show" any higher pressure reading. I shut it off and left it for awhile and came back out - there is no air leak and still showed 53 - turned it back on for 15 mins longer and still will run nicely but remains at 53.
Ahhhhhhhh Anybody have any suggestions ???
Thanks Dan
There are 2 little bolts that go thru from top to bottom on each plate (sets between the head and cylinder) that hold the valve plates in place and i did not remove them because i saw on one side that the head of one of the bolts was broken. I removed the head of the bolt with my fingers but the other bolt seems to be holding the plate with the valves under it in place very strongly. So i finished up both sides and put new gaskets on and turned it on.
I plugged it in and it ran beautifully and very quiet. Now the problem is the gauge will not read past 53psi. After 20 min or so of running quietly and not seeing anyother problems the gauge still says 53. I turned it off and drained all the air out thru the drain line and plugged it back in - same problem - builds up to 53 and runs nice but will not "Show" any higher pressure reading. I shut it off and left it for awhile and came back out - there is no air leak and still showed 53 - turned it back on for 15 mins longer and still will run nicely but remains at 53.
Ahhhhhhhh Anybody have any suggestions ???
Thanks Dan