York Compressor to Air Pump Conversion

I'm going to put bags on my Buick, and I want to use a York compressor to pump air into the tank. My biggest dilemma is that I don't know how to keep the compressor lubed. Any ideas?

 

Im pretty sure that early ford models were pressure lubed internally.But dont hold me to it.They had a self contained system. I remember alot of my jeep buddys using them for that reason.At the time I was working at a parts house and if I remember right early 70s ford trucks were the ones I was selling them.May be check that route.

 

I've had good luck just putting an inline oiler in front of the compressors

 

Could you elaborate on that Im curious?

 

You might find some advice and needed parts on the following web site that seems to dabble in that sort of thing.

ENGINE DRIVEN AIR COMPRESSOR PARTS & PIECES

 

York 210 compressor has its on oil bath build in holds about 10oz i put one on my 55 ...down side so far spits oil into the line..thats why you run oil trap

 

Lots of good information in this thread.

http://gmfullsize.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107722

Later,
Chad

 

There is a fix for that:

http://members.cox.net/cglabe1/Air/OilFix.html

I have one for air in the OT DD. It does not spit oil, anymore.

 

Oh yes a truly brilliant idea......... NOT !

Stop the oil from the compressor discharge from recirculating back to the intake port from the cylinder head of the compressor, as it was designed to do. It will then blow ALL the oil into your air bags, and eventually run the suimp in the compressor completely dry.

Death to both your bags, and the compressor,

Don't be a cheap skate. Air conditioning and refrigeration compressors are built for closed loop operation where all the oil always comes back to the compressor.

Air compressors run almost dry, and are made that way.