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Re: High Volume Air compressors

To: "Mike Frerichs" <mfrerich@monarch.papillion.ne.us>,
Subject: Re: High Volume Air compressors
From: kengano@advant.com (Gano, Ken)
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 08:44:05 -0600
yes, yes, more info please.
Ken Gano
kengano@advant.com
TR3A TS57756 (in pieces)

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> From: Mike Frerichs <mfrerich@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
> To: Eric Petrevich <inchman@prolog.net>
> Cc: shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: Re: High Volume Air compressors
> Date: Friday, March 21, 1997 12:56 PM
> 
> 
> On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Eric Petrevich wrote:
> 
> > In my search for the "end-all" air compressor for my personal shop, I
> > found a kit for an old VW engine motor.
> > You take a in-line four VW engine and remove the heads.  Two cyclinders
> > become the engine and the other 2 are the air pump.  (A VW engine will
> > run on 2 cyc)  The kit was about $500 and I was able to get a VW engine
> > for a song.  I plan on mounting the unit to a trailer so it is
> > portable.  My calculations (which aren't very good)  I think I should
be
> > able to pull about 50cfm at around 125psi.  Has anyone else tried one
of
> > these?  If so, anything I should look out for?  I'm starting this
> > project this weekend.  I'll let you know what I find out.
> > 
> 
> Where'd you get this kit?  This sounds like something I'd like to do.
> I've owned VW's for many years and I'm sure I can come up with an engine
> easily.
> 
> Keep us posted on this project.
> 
> Later
> 
> Mike Frerichs
> mfrerich@monarch.papillion.ne.us

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