datzenmike Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Years ago a neighbor bought me a tiny 12 volt air compressor for $8 on sale. I often use it to blow up my bike tires and top up my Datsun car tires but it takes about 10 min. It's a min just to blow up a bike tire, it has a 12 foot cigarette lighter plug and to get to the rear wheels you have to stick it our the rear door... a pain. Saw one of these compressors years ago but it slipped away. This summer I came across another because the old wrecking yard that closed is starting up fresh again. It's from an old Cadillac with some kind of air ride or load leveling suspension with air bags or shocks in the back. I scooped the electric compressor and got a length of air hose and one of those dial things for airing up tires. The outlet has nothing to screw the hose to so I got something and ground the threads off so it would fit. Like this. Doesn't matter if loose, in fact it has to have some room for.... JB Weld. All together but the wiring. I have some, but need the alligator clips for the battery. Maybe it needs a base and a handle to keep it all together ans more portable. Will add to this when done. 3 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Awesome! Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 I expect this will fill a bike tire much faster. The motor is a lot larger that a wiper motor. The other two wires, I think, are to a solenoid to let air out of the system for leveling. Maybe I should also include an on/off switch too. Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Yeah.. Bike tires.. 3 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Maybe you should wire one of those into Micro's car some time around May. 2 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Wa ha ha ha. Zing!!!! Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Early May. He was cutting it pretty close this year. 2 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Maybe you should wire one of those into Micro's car some time around May. nice I know, truth's a bitch ain't it? Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 My old 1970 Buick Electra LTD had the self leveling air suspension on the rear. If you could find a survivor, this might be what you need! Cadilac just might have a similar fitting, but my experience has been with the Buick version. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Definitely a Cadillac, both times, but this one I got. Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 I know, truth's a bitch ain't it? Quote Link to comment
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