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1. VolksAir (score: 1): Author: "Kai M. Radicke" <kai@radiohead.net>; Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 20:56:05 -0500; So with a bit of searching I finally found some info on the air-cooled VW engine air compressor Produced and sold by: Dunn-Right Inc. 3672 Abbeville Hwy. Anderson, SC 29624 864-296-9316 Here are two; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00059.html (7,708 bytes)
2. Re: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>; Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 21:34:20 -0500; Weather resistant. It is a Volkswagen, after all. David; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00060.html (7,397 bytes)
3. Re: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: Scott Hall <scott.hall@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 22:48:18 -0500; so I'm curious--is this a "just because I had an old vw engine", a "because it's different", "because it's cheap" (hard to see that one...), or is it actually a better air compressor? scott; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00061.html (8,396 bytes)
4. Re: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: "Dave Connitt" <dconnitt@fuse.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 00:09:56 -0500; Hello All, I am new to this list. I am in the process of restoring a 1967 Triumph TR4A. Along the way in this process, I purchased a Harbor Freight 40# pressurized sand blaster to do some of the body; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00062.html (8,148 bytes)
5. Re: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: Bill Rabel <brabel@dlux.net>; Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 21:58:21 -0800; A compressor based on an automotive engine is an idea that has been around for years. Gordon Smith Company built air compressors that were based on the entire front end of a Model A Ford -- engine,; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00063.html (8,608 bytes)
6. Re: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: "Kai M. Radicke" <kai@radiohead.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 09:38:48 -0500; Because I was spoiled by working in a restoration shop that had a HUGE air compressor and it made quick work of anything that was put into the media blast cabinet. I do not know the horsepower ratin; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00066.html (10,111 bytes)
7. Re: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 09:46:19 -0800; You could keep any compressor outside. Why would the volks produce more moisture than a real compressor? That's a good idea, as long as you don't want to run at very high rpms (you'll get valve float; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00073.html (9,347 bytes)
8. RE: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:50:45 -0500; Well, one reason you might want to do it is that you could mount the VolksAir engine/compressor back into the Beetle. Then you wouldn't need to mount it on a trailer. It would be "self portable". 8-); /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00075.html (8,176 bytes)
9. RE: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 10:52:45 -0800; No reason valve float would be any more likely with the 2-stroke setup. The valves don't move any faster, they just move every revolution instead of every other revolution. I dunno, have you priced; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00077.html (8,327 bytes)
10. RE: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: "Patton Dickson" <kpdii@earthlink.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:13:57 -0600; The last I heard, serviceable bug engines were pretty cheap ($300-$400). If the kit costs $300, having a 58 CFM @ 100 PSI compressor for under a $1000 might be a good way to go. Patton --Original Mes; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00081.html (8,428 bytes)
11. Re: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:29:31 -0800; How much does a big air tank cost? How long does it take to change a cam on a VW engine? What other mods are required? How long do they take? What's your time worth? Me, I have way more hobbies than; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00084.html (8,271 bytes)
12. Re: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: "Kai M. Radicke" <kai@radiohead.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 17:08:45 -0500; What do you need the air tank for? If you have 58 SCFM (or CFM, I have not found anything to clarify on this for this setup) on demand, why on earth do you need an air tank? The compressor is going; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00086.html (9,738 bytes)
13. Re: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 18:03:39 -0500; I thought the point of the air tank was to run it at a higher pressure than the tool required. If the tank is at 180 psi and the tool runs at 90 psi, don't I effectively double the amount of availabl; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00088.html (8,508 bytes)
14. Re: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:57:57 -0500; Agreed that for general shop use that would be a must, but for personal use, you could just use a blowoff style pressure regulator. (assuming you can find one that works at that volume!) That's the "; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00090.html (8,162 bytes)
15. RE: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: "Larry list account" <list@marketvalue.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 19:03:43 -0700; Plus you don't want the compressor starting each time the hose is "empty". Larry Hoy; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00091.html (8,404 bytes)
16. RE: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 22:04:18 -0800; Even assuming you just vent the excess air rather than starting and stopping the motor, a tank still allows you to operate tools that take more air than the compressor supplies, and also provides a; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00100.html (9,131 bytes)
17. Re: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 01:33:48 -0700; Ummm, let's do the math a bit more simply, and rightly assume SCFM for the output. The actual displacement of the stock dual port engine is 1584 cc, so, with the cam timing adjusted to open #2 and #4; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00104.html (11,619 bytes)
18. RE: VolksAir (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 12:19:19 -0800; The air tank provides a buffer in effect, between the compressor that either runs at full output or not at all, and the air tool that draws varying amounts of air, almost certainly not exactly the c; /html/shop-talk/2003-11/msg00135.html (8,861 bytes)

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