
9
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
8. Air blowing out of inlet
1. Broken first stage inlet valve.
1. Replace valve assembly.
9. Insufficient pressure at point of
use.
1. Leaks or restriction.
1. Check for leaks or restriction or
piping. Repair.
2. Restricted air intake.
2. Clean or replace air filter element.
3. Slipping belts
3. Tighten belts. See maintenance
section.
4. Service hose too small.
4. Replace with larger hose
5. Excessive air requirement.
5. Limit air requirement to compressor
capacity.
10. Receiver does not hold
pressure when compressor
is unloaded
1. Faulty check valve.
1. Bleed tank! Disassemble check
valve assembly, clean or Replace
faulty parts.
Danger
Do not disassemble the check valve with air in
tank. Note: check valve is always the first valve in
the line from the compressor to the
compressor.
11. Excessive belt wear.
1. Pulley out of alignment.
1. Realign motor pulley with
compressor flywheel.
2. Belts too tight.
2. Adjust tension.
3. Belts too loose.
3. Adjust tension. See maintenance
section.
4. Pulley or flywheel wobble.
4. Check for worn crankshaft, keyway
or pulley bore, resulting from
running with a loose pulley.
5. Nick in belt grove of pulley or
flywheel.
5. File smooth.
12. Excessive discharge air
temperature.
1. Dirty cooling surfaces.
1. Clean cooling surfaces of cylinder,
intercooler and discharge tube.
2. Poor ventilation.
2. Improve ventilation or relocate
compressor. See install instructions.
3. Blown head gasket.
3. Replace head gasket.
4. Restricted air intake
4. Clean or replace air filter element.
5. Worn valves.
5. Repair or replace valves.
13. Receiver pressure builds
up slowly.
1. Dirty air filter.
1. Clean or replace filter element.
2. Blown cylinder head gasket.
2. Install new gasket.
3. Worn or broken low pressure
intake or discharge valves.
3. Install new head gasket.
4. Air leaks.
4. Tighten joints.
5. Loose belts.
5. Tighten belts. See maintenance
section.
6. Speed too slow.
6. Check speed.
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