Has my air compressor died?

[irving2008]

Sound like it had seized and has buggered up the conrod and/or bushing... are you sure the conrod isn't bent?

[Jonathan]

are you sure the conrod isn't bent?

It doesn't look bent. I've got the cover on the end off now so I can get to the bushing, which is exceptionally tight/seized. Assuming I can get the con-rod off will it be a simple matter of boring the end of it out ever so slightly and putting it back together, or is there more to it? It doesn't look like I can get the bushing off to machine that since the parts seem to be press fitted. The con rod itself doesn't look difficult to copy...

[irving2008]

Its like the con rod bushing is an oilite press fit into the con rod, if its overheated and run dry it may have part welded itself or distorted, esp if its contacted the cylinder wall... May be fixable... but law of diminishing returns might start to apply...
You might find some info here: Air Compressor Parts by Manufacturer - Master Tool Repair

ould also be very similar to the Clarke 250 Pather... http://www.clarkeservice.co.uk/manua...nther25_50.pdf

At least one model on that site lists a conrod as a spare "in case you forgot to oil it and ran it dry"

[Jonathan]

It doesn't look like anything has contacted the cylinder wall that shouldn't have.
Thanks for the pointers... I'm back at University now so wont be able to look at it again until next week, meanwhile I'll read up on it. Even if I can only get it to work for a few months that should be long enough for a good one to come up on eBay. I wouldn't mind a bigger (or quieter) compressor, although that will probably cost more than the £25 this one did at my local car boot sale!