Elusive
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For those that have never used a york compressor for on board air, it's very, very fast. you can run air tools straight off a york at idle.
Here is a brief install write up with prices.
1. I went to the junyyard on half price day and grabbed a york out of an old F-150. LOTS of vehicles from the late 70's and 80's have yorks. pop the hood and look. There are different CFM ratings of different yorks so do your homework and grab the one you want. If nothing else, they all work great. tech tip (a) cut the A/C lines as long as possible to get the heat of the compressor away from your maifold later.
tech tip (b) the york will have a connector a foot up on the wire. cut the wire and get both ends of the connector.
$20 with the lines
2. I pressure washed the york, chiseled off the junk yard crud and painted it.
3. Order a 6 groove pulley off ebay
$80 delivered
it now looks like this:
The brackets I used were from
http://www.offroadonly.com/catalog.130318/product_info.php?products_id=265
these guys will also sell the belt and clutch but the clutch is cheaper on ebay.
$239
4. bolt it in. the directions with the kit are easy and there are only a few bolts. leave them all loose to make adjustments
5. order the manifold. I ordered one with a pop off valve, pressure guage, and pressure switch on ebay. i did ask the guy to swap the pressure switch from the 110-160 switch he usually uses to a 80-120 switch. Though I think the york could handle the 160 psi, I see no need for these kinds of pressures in my jeep
$93
6. I used the stock A/C line and put the manifold up near the master cylinder. originally I had it through the grill, but later the supercharger intercooler made me move it. Yes, I have to pop the hood to air up. Thats OK with me.
7. Last step! I simply ran a wire from power through a cheap toggle and put the switch in the plastic next to the manifold. Theres only 1 wire going to the york. You cant screw it up.
$4
grand total
$437
You don't need a tank with a york. I have reseated many tires by simply reving the engine a bit, but nothing stops you from installing a tank if you prefer.
the oil tank filler on the york is hard to get to when installed. I filled it when I installed it (I use gear oil so it doesnt get in the lines much). i have also filled the inlet tube with oil without it running and let the oil seep through the valves in the york to get oil into the tank. Folks freak out about yorks and oil, but here are a few thoughts. the York was $20. if it burns up I'll grab another one. Also, they start making a LOT of noise when they run out of oil... you'll know.
This took me a while to gather the parts, but only about 2 hours to install it all.
Here is a brief install write up with prices.
1. I went to the junyyard on half price day and grabbed a york out of an old F-150. LOTS of vehicles from the late 70's and 80's have yorks. pop the hood and look. There are different CFM ratings of different yorks so do your homework and grab the one you want. If nothing else, they all work great. tech tip (a) cut the A/C lines as long as possible to get the heat of the compressor away from your maifold later.
tech tip (b) the york will have a connector a foot up on the wire. cut the wire and get both ends of the connector.
$20 with the lines
2. I pressure washed the york, chiseled off the junk yard crud and painted it.
3. Order a 6 groove pulley off ebay
$80 delivered
it now looks like this:
The brackets I used were from
http://www.offroadonly.com/catalog.130318/product_info.php?products_id=265
these guys will also sell the belt and clutch but the clutch is cheaper on ebay.
$239
4. bolt it in. the directions with the kit are easy and there are only a few bolts. leave them all loose to make adjustments
5. order the manifold. I ordered one with a pop off valve, pressure guage, and pressure switch on ebay. i did ask the guy to swap the pressure switch from the 110-160 switch he usually uses to a 80-120 switch. Though I think the york could handle the 160 psi, I see no need for these kinds of pressures in my jeep
$93
6. I used the stock A/C line and put the manifold up near the master cylinder. originally I had it through the grill, but later the supercharger intercooler made me move it. Yes, I have to pop the hood to air up. Thats OK with me.
7. Last step! I simply ran a wire from power through a cheap toggle and put the switch in the plastic next to the manifold. Theres only 1 wire going to the york. You cant screw it up.
$4
grand total
$437
You don't need a tank with a york. I have reseated many tires by simply reving the engine a bit, but nothing stops you from installing a tank if you prefer.
the oil tank filler on the york is hard to get to when installed. I filled it when I installed it (I use gear oil so it doesnt get in the lines much). i have also filled the inlet tube with oil without it running and let the oil seep through the valves in the york to get oil into the tank. Folks freak out about yorks and oil, but here are a few thoughts. the York was $20. if it burns up I'll grab another one. Also, they start making a LOT of noise when they run out of oil... you'll know.
This took me a while to gather the parts, but only about 2 hours to install it all.
