Porter Cable C2006 Type 3 Air compressor

[eugeneb4]

I've had this for about 2 years. I bought it at Home Depot as a combination Compressor and 3 nail guns. I haven't put it up to much work duty until recently. It began to leak around the head or part 104 . Originally I thought part 104 so I didn't spray soap on the head to see the bubbles and now I wish I had. When I went to loosen the head it seemed lose to me . The bolts where very easy to turn so now I'm thinking the head had just loosened up. Anyway, I cleaned it up and put high temp red silcone around the tube seal and put it back together and am going to wait the 24 hours before I test it.

This site is really cool and I'm so glad it's here. I'll definately buy parts from here if my fix doesn't work.

By the way does anyone know how much torque should be on the head or If I should lube the cylinder with what before I start it up again.

Oh yeah and the valve drain valve part 25 leaks like a sieve and the way I see it here it should come off for cleaning. Is that correct. I may need to replace it.

[eugeneb4]

Ok 24 hours have gone by. In that time I took the drain valve off and found out the O ring on it was torn so I put a new one on and in the process I Black Oxided the center valve screw. Thats the actual Black Oxide process not the phosphorus one. It should keep it from rusting for a good while. I'll have to spray some light oil in it from time to time. I think I'll do it whenever I drain it.

I propped it up on it's side with the piston faceing down and sprayed some Liquid Wrench L4 Foaming Penetrant and Lubricant and turned it a few times to coat the valves and cyclinder walls about 10 minutes before I put it back together. I didn't torque the head down any farther then what my hand would do with I 5/16 nut dirver. I'll 160 soaking wet so It's not all that tight. I didn't put any locktight on the screws and I'm wondering if I should've.


I put the whole thing back together and fired it up and it pressured right up with no leaks.
I'll let it sit pressued up for a while before I put it through a duty cycle.

[enventr]

Had leakeage around the same area, found a pin hole on the cylinder cover, but upon inspection it looks like it should go there, can't figuire it out as of yet. I don't want to buy a new cover and find out that the hole should be there.