Re: [T3] vw air compressors

[Forsman/Harris <akatieh@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>]

Stan wrote:

"I'm not sure aluminum is all bad ... They have a nylon or teflon piston
seal that wears and the internals are generally alloy, too.  They have a
number of advantages, they don't leak oil if they're tipped over, one
guy can usually horse them around and they're cheap."

That's a real advantage.  Mine is a small, portable cast iron model; but
this is relative to the stationary models, because mine is a beast to
move around, that's for sure.

"What you need depends on your circumstances, financial and otherwise."

Yes, I agree.

Eric Forsman, '73 Square
Baltimore, MD
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