on board air

amongst other jobs weve been doin on my m8s bobtail 300tdi rr we converted the aircon pump with air line connections and connected it up via a switch and with a filter,and hey presto onboard tyre inflator

we even tried some air tools and it ran them

nice easy conversion aswell

I would save it for emergency use only, air con pumps use the oil mixed in with the refrigerant for lubrication purposes. I assume you now have no oil in the system so the pump will die at some stage.

Could put an oil injector in the line somewhere. I know someone that has one fitted to his transit from the aircon pump.

Kwakerman said:

I would save it for emergency use only, air con pumps use the oil mixed in with the refrigerant for lubrication purposes. I assume you now have no oil in the system so the pump will die at some stage.

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everything else is still there

wiltshire landyman said:

everything else is still there

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the oil is in with the air con gas, so yu cant have.

I've heard of others doing this, would still go for a pump designed for the job though

wots wrong with using a rangie air suspension pump?

The Mad Hat Man said:

wots wrong with using a rangie air suspension pump?

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tiny output

jamesmartin said:

tiny output

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well its cold, what do you expect

jamesmartin said:

tiny output

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isnt the air supply a function of pump and reservoir?

briefly

wouldn't use anything else as the aircon pump was already there and he didn't need aircon so why use summit else

unit can be oiled if req and has a small filter fitted to it

if it don't last too long it don't matter as it wasn't being used anyway..but nice to make use of summit

wiltshire landyman said:

wouldn't use anything else as the aircon pump was already there and he didn't need aircon so why use summit else

unit can be oiled if req and has a small filter fitted to it

if it don't last too long it don't matter as it wasn't being used anyway..but nice to make use of summit

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it will last a good time its only turning when you switch it on and with oiler as long as you want it to

jamesmartin said:

it will last a good time its only turning when you switch it on and with oiler as long as you want it to

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cool cheers jm

Any pics of the setup? That sounds pretty good, wouldn't mind giving it a go on mine

the_wolf said:

Any pics of the setup? That sounds pretty good, wouldn't mind giving it a go on mine

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will get some when I go to the lockup nxt

Its said to kick out 13cfm! I got the best ac unit to use as oba. I inflated my 37 inch tyres from flat 0psi to 28psi in around 38 seconds. AT TICKOVER! The airline was 1/2 inch around 3 meters long and could not push the air in fast enough past the valve. Seriously impressed but am fitting a tank underneath and have a manifold all mounted up with pressure relief valve, pressure switch. The problem you will face is heat and lots of it. Trying to put a air cooler coil in mine pre manifold but finding it hard to mount nicley. I have got pirtek Seriously high pressure and serious temp hose but still I'd prefer to lose the heat. It will run air tools and all sorts with the air tank.

Almost forgot to say you need to get the oil out before using it in the tyres ideally.

sorry to high jack the thread but if someone else wishes to try this I am selling a 300 tdi air-con pump and pipes in the parts for sale section. I don't normally like spam but saving for new boots for the disco so needs must

i asked about how to do it in the range rover section http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f10/ac-compressor-225673.html

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