Shawn et al,
If you want to use a propane tank for an aux air tank, then GO TO THE PLACE
THAT FILLS PROPANE TANKS and ask them for an 'unusuitable for propane use'
tank. There are many tanks that are servicable and new but they lack the
new 'even a moron cant' overfill this tank' valve. I went to Ag Land in
Greeley and they GAVE me 5- 40# (10 gallon)tanks and one 100#(40
gallon?)tank and I could have taken 20 of the 20# (5 gallon)tanks. They
even took out the old valve, which by the way takes some very special tools
and a whole lot of muscle to remove. =:-0
I then got my own fittings at Big R to plumb in the tank to the air
compressor. Yes the air smells like propane if you let it set for a month
or two but OH Well.
The 20# and 40# tanks make great portable tanks too.
Durwood
51 Chevy 1/2 ton Deluxe 5 window
52 Burb
>From: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com
>Reply-To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com
>To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Digest Number 2320
>Date: 14 Sep 2005 13:03:50 -0000
>
>Message: 17
> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 22:42:33 -0000
> From: "shawnburrell" <shawnburrell@yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: air compressor question
>
>Sounds to me like your all agreeing that it will work. It will
>probably burn my lil compressor up anyway, but I'll bet I at least
>get my truck painted. I don't have any air tools right now just a
>paint gun. Now to find a big cheap tank...
>
>Thanks everybody!
>
>-Shawn
>
>My truck --> http://tinyurl.com/8xm8q
>
> In old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com, Nathan Pralle <tarsi@b...> wrote:
> > Here's a handy tip if you're handy yourself:
> >
> > A friend recently made me an airtank out of a used 100lb. propane
>tank.
> > He just replaced the fittings with an air chuck and off we go.
>The
> > air smells like propane but is otherwise just fine. I have a
>little
> > pancake air compressor of 2 gallons, and it takes about 8 minutes
>to
> > fill it to 150psi, but once it is done, it rarely has to run when
>I'm
> > using air.
> >
> > Nathan
> >
> > t80c26 wrote:
> > > Shawn, there are certainly others that are more qualified than me
>to amnswer
> > > your question but I don't think you could get by with less than a
>30 gallon
> > > tank
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