Airmaster Tiger Turbo 8/36 Compressor

[Blackrat]

ditto ;) thats wat i fought

[gary l]

It does not cut out and charges continually. The piston is ok and so are the head gasket and base gasket.

[cropwell]

I had a similar problem with a compressor - it had a mucky reed valve, so it wouldn't close and just pumped the same air all the time. So make sure the valves are clean and operating OK. If the valve plate rattles as you say, then this sounds to be the culprit.

[gary l]

Examined the reed valve and yes that's the problem. Even when closed you can see day-light around one of the edges, looks like the plate has lost a bit of material over-time. Will order a new plate assembly from MachineMart tomorrow. Thank you all for your responses!

[gary l]

Confirmed, it was the valve holder plate. Compressor works like a dream now. Thanks for the help.