I got tired of working around an older pancake compressor that shot craps three years ago. Yesterday I watched six Utube videos on how to fix a compressor that wouldn’t pump up to pressure. It was your video that helped me repair my compressor!! GREAT JOB ARTURO! Thanks!!
thank you Arturo, I got one for free, I got the gasket set for 20 bucks on ebay, and now I have a great compressor! your video showed me that I could fix it myself! great stuff!
Thanks for the video. I watched it after my compressor had problems holding air. I took mine apart, had the same split in the gasket in the center and went to an AutoParts store and paid $8 for gasket material (1/16") oil, gas, water and cut a new one using the old as a template (but I did it on a solid surface). Put it back together and went from 40psi and running forever to 120psi, back to normal. Thanks for the idea!
Thanks for tip, never thought I'd turn an old pizza box into a compressor gasket and get it back up and running! That's exactly what the problem was. Very Helpful Video!
Just wanted to thank you for your video... A friend give me a air compressor. I went and bought hoses and all for it just to find out that it wasn't pumping air. You had the only video that addressed my problem and it worked!!!..... Thanks again for your video and all your help
Functionally operates just as it should ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxiiMg_x4gIWeXMWfBnDdRnME4qJUAva4w holds pressure perfectly when not in use. Glad one of the other reviews pointed out that the bottom pressure release valve was open; thought it was defective at first.
Great video sir. Couple suggestions. If you cut your cardboard, say an inch bigger then original gasket and reinstall the head it'll give you a perfect impression of the gasket to cut out. You can just use a pencil to knock out the holes for the screws or just take an erasable marker and paint/color the bottom of the screw. With the cardboard in place an the valve cover in the right place press the painted bolt into the screw hole leaving an ink impression for each screw location. Remove the valve head cut out the screw holes and reinstall the head with the holes lined up. Screw each bolt in a few turns on the valve cover in order to make the gasket outline impression. Remove bolts and cut out your "new" gasket. Also if you use the same marker to color in/paint the valve cover, you can quickly press the valve cover on a piece of cardboard and it will leave an perfect impression of the gasket. Lastly, I believe gasket maker is only 7$. Lmao. Kind regards V
Been looking and searching all over UA-cam and other sites with the same problem. I haven't tried it yet but will do it right away next day. Hope it works out the same as yours. TIA 🤗🤗🤗
that is called peening a gasket because it is usually done using a small ball peen hammer. that is why old timers use to call ball peen hammers a plumbers hammer. don't do it now days due to it cost more to pay someone to do that than to just buy a gasket. it is a skill to remember if you are ever in need of a gasket in a emergency. thanks for sharing the video
Muchas Gracias!! My Craftsman compressor crapped out today! After watching your video. . . . . I took it apart, and my problem was identical to yours!! I also used a smaller piece of cardboard for a temporary gasket. . . . and all is well again! Thanks SO much for your helpful video. . . . . and 'no cost' repair!! -JG
A really good gasket material for this or even a small gas engine is a milk carton not jug carton the coating when compressed stands in for sealant and works great.
thank you for taking your valuable time to educate us in this video.... you should be a teacher.. you showed us in detail and I thank you for this video...your new friend, Buddy S.
When you started making the gasket, I was thinking...hmmm...we used to do that in the Army. WOW! I have a Campbell Hausfeld and has the same issue, gonna try this and see if it works. I'll let ya know!
Had the same problem... solved temporary with a fat piece of paper taken from a shoe box. I will buy a proper gasket sheet and make a new gasket. Thanks for the video.
Thanks Arturo! I had the same problem and same compressor. I had no idea it would be this simple. Easy fix using an orange juice carton, will probably be buying an actual gasket if it breaks again.
Hi I so glad to hear that also if you want to made a great gasket your self just get the material in the Auto parts I did it myself and replace is a bag with different sizes I buy it from Auto zone God bless you Arturo
I'm building pressure , but when I put the hose to the air valve to fill tires or ball . I loose pressure .. weird! thanks for making this video . nothing g wrong with old school. that's sometimes the best way
You did an excellent job. LOL I thought you might buy the gasket but they are a set and you only need one. WTF. I will have more work to do to make mine because I could not save the old gasket. That's alright as I have made hundreds in the paste. Good job
Arturo that was excellent man thank you for taking the time to post this video. Hopefully the problem with the one I found is the same issue. Thank you again well done amigo.
I would just trace around the old gasket with a pencil since it's in good condition. Then use a ruler to trace the missing piece of the gasket. But great diy fix video. 👍
Me personally I would try this but I would also use a silicon gasket maker for cars! It would be stronger and you may not need to replace for a long time or maybe never!! I may also use real gasket material and also the silicone gasket maker!!
If you use silicon gasket maker the silicon will squeeze out inside the head when you tighten down the head bolts and when you start it up a piece of silicon will most likely break off and lodge in the reed valve and you'll be scraping gasket maker off the head when you go to repair it for the second time. Gasket making material from the parts store and making a copy of the old gasket is a much better plain.
Old air compressors are like ticking time bombs - you never know when they will go off. It's not a good idea to have a bomb near you... that's why you never repair an airframe older than 10 years. safety first
The air compressor I was given recently the same problem - so this video is really helpful. It's slightly different than the one in the video but similar in many other ways. The head is identical . I pulled the head off today and saw it had a metal gasket. The thing I noticed was that in this video - at 2:40 you mention 2 steel plates. What do they do? They look important. Are they simple valves of some sort? When I took the head off the compressor I have - there was only 1 of these small plates in the head. The guy who gave me this compressor must have taken the head off - and lost one of these - because there was only 1 of them. So - where do I get them from ?
I bought a compressor from some guy. On the way to pickup the compressor, he told me it's not work and decided to give me the compressor for free. I came home plugged it in and realized that he just didn't know how to close the valve.
I am totally surprised that cardboard will work as a gasket material. How long does that last? I think I would take Arturo‘s suggestion to use regular gasket material and do everything else pretty much the same. Reading some of the other comments other people have had success using cardboard. Totally surprising!
I also make gaskets like this....sort of. Instead of tapping on the cardboard, I use the curved part of the wrench and press down against the cardboard and then rub it back and forth across the surface, pressing down the whole time and paying attention to where the bolt holes, ports, or whatever are on the head or whatever you are making the gasket for. Also, you HAVE to hold the piece of cardboard or gasket material perfectly still. Don't let it move at all or you will have bad results.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH USING THE OLD GASKET AS A TEMPLATE, AND THE CENTER MARK EACH START AND USE A STRAIGHT ADAGE AND DRAW YOUR LINE, THE HOLS CAN USE A PAPER PAUNCH OR A SMALL SOCKET
what make/model compressor is this? I have an OLD Sears Craftsman Tankless compressor that does not have a screw in output, and no filter! they have a weird shaped gasket that looks similar to an arch that fits in a slot that takes up most of the head and slightly into the plate that goes over the alum output tube! I've been searching for a replacement head that matches in size,etc.. but also has threaded output... Any help be appreciated!!!
I usually add gasket maker or oil to the cardboard. It’s a pretty common method to make gasket. I have sheets of gasket material, but usually can’t find it when I need it. Cereal boxes, and such make decent gaskets. I toss material in my shop for when this happens. I’d guess 70% of gaskets are made like this as most who replace these are pretty handy.
I was able to trace the pattern of the head of the piston part with pencil lead into a blank piece of paper. just rub the pencil lead and make the head part dirty then stamp it in to the piece of paper. then cut it and trace to the gasket material. it was a lot easier.
My compressor wouldn't get above 50 lbs. This is exactly what was wrong with it. The head bolts had loosened after 10 years and the gasket failed in the same place
Now I've got my work cut out for me. A year or so ago, I moved to a house with a small shop behind it. The people who lived here before left three small compressors behind (he was a roofer I hear). I already had a little pancake compressor that still works fine. All of those other three run good but don't build air. They've been here a year and nobody came looking yet, so I guess they are mine. One is a Craftsman, just like yours - I guess tomorrow I'll start with it first, and see what I can see in there. Then move onto the others. On of the others is a brand I never heard of, Mountain something or other - nothing comes on the computer, for it, and the other has no brand markings at all. Neither look that old though, but I never got in them, figured I didn't know where to get brand specific parts. At least now I know how to make gaskets - I'm sure I saw sheets of gasket material cheap at the parts store though. It looks like cardboard lol. Good video.
Very similar to mine and it doesn't seem to have any filters that can clog and it was all of a sudden, so this must be the same problem with mine. Would have helped if you showed it not building pressure before instead of just telling us, but you got it working as expected. What do you think caused the gasket to break down? Thanks for showing your repair. Where can we buy that gasket?
Hi I just checked your message well the gasket over the time is going to get damage because the compression and the heat but you can probably find out a new one online or buy the material and made it your self that's what I did
Great video, I have a "brand new", old Craftsman 15362 Air Compressor/ Direct Oil Lubricated - Cast Iron Cylinder, [135 PSI max., 3.7 SCFM @ 40 psi, 2.4 SCFM @ 90 psi, 1.0 HP 3 Gallons]; right out the box malfunction during the initial 'Start up" mild run, break-in procedure. Oil started leaking from the system and it wouldn't build pressure. I checked the fluid bulb, still contained fluid, tightened the bolts down, tried it the pump again, ...."No joy" then turned it off and threw in the back of the garage for ..... LATER. What should I do to fix/ repair for use? Thanks in advance
Hi sorry for your bad experience with your air compressor well as far I hope it is possible a different things but you don't give up I not really an expert but just checking the oil level and gasket,the air pressure valve and final opened and you will be able to found the problem that's what I did my best wishes for you and your project God bless you have a great day.
I got tired of working around an older pancake compressor that shot craps three years ago. Yesterday I watched six Utube videos on how to fix a compressor that wouldn’t pump up to pressure. It was your video that helped me repair my compressor!!
GREAT JOB ARTURO!
Thanks!!
Thanks to your video I fixed mine in 15 minutes with a sheet of gasket material.You are a real mechanic.Thanks again.
thank you Arturo, I got one for free, I got the gasket set for 20 bucks on ebay, and now I have a great compressor! your video showed me that I could fix it myself! great stuff!
Great I glad to hear that 👍
You just taught this old man something new. Thanks
Thank you so much! I just tried this method using a milk carton as the material and it worked like a charm. Thank you!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the video. I watched it after my compressor had problems holding air. I took mine apart, had the same split in the gasket in the center and went to an AutoParts store and paid $8 for gasket material (1/16") oil, gas, water and cut a new one using the old as a template (but I did it on a solid surface). Put it back together and went from 40psi and running forever to 120psi, back to normal. Thanks for the idea!
Thanks for tip, never thought I'd turn an old pizza box into a compressor gasket and get it back up and running! That's exactly what the problem was. Very Helpful Video!
Just wanted to thank you for your video... A friend give me a air compressor. I went and bought hoses and all for it just to find out that it wasn't pumping air. You had the only video that addressed my problem and it worked!!!..... Thanks again for your video and all your help
I like your style - "fix without spending anything and to do least as possible work".
Functionally operates just as it should ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxiiMg_x4gIWeXMWfBnDdRnME4qJUAva4w holds pressure perfectly when not in use. Glad one of the other reviews pointed out that the bottom pressure release valve was open; thought it was defective at first.
I used Arturo's technique but without the care and patience he demonstrated. Still worked great for me!
Great video sir. Couple suggestions. If you cut your cardboard, say an inch bigger then original gasket and reinstall the head it'll give you a perfect impression of the gasket to cut out. You can just use a pencil to knock out the holes for the screws or just take an erasable marker and paint/color the bottom of the screw. With the cardboard in place an the valve cover in the right place press the painted bolt into the screw hole leaving an ink impression for each screw location. Remove the valve head cut out the screw holes and reinstall the head with the holes lined up. Screw each bolt in a few turns on the valve cover in order to make the gasket outline impression. Remove bolts and cut out your "new" gasket. Also if you use the same marker to color in/paint the valve cover, you can quickly press the valve cover on a piece of cardboard and it will leave an perfect impression of the gasket. Lastly, I believe gasket maker is only 7$. Lmao. Kind regards V
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... same problem here, thank you for this much needed repair instructional video ...
Been looking and searching all over UA-cam and other sites with the same problem. I haven't tried it yet but will do it right away next day. Hope it works out the same as yours. TIA 🤗🤗🤗
that is called peening a gasket because it is usually done using a small ball peen hammer. that is why old timers use to call ball peen hammers a plumbers hammer. don't do it now days due to it cost more to pay someone to do that than to just buy a gasket. it is a skill to remember if you are ever in need of a gasket in a emergency. thanks for sharing the video
Muchas Gracias!! My Craftsman compressor crapped out today! After watching your video. . . . . I took it apart, and my problem was identical to yours!! I also used a smaller piece of cardboard for a temporary gasket. . . . and all is well again! Thanks SO much for your helpful video. . . . . and 'no cost' repair!! -JG
I followed your video, and it worked like a charm. My compressor is working great now with its new cardboard gasket!
A really good gasket material for this or even a small gas engine is a milk carton not jug carton the coating when compressed stands in for sealant and works great.
I guess you mean like a half and half container?
Excellent idea. Thanks.
Fantastic thank you I learned something new every day
Gracias Arturo! Your fix was exactly what mine needed. Thanks a lot!
Thank you for your help... you are so easy to follow as you explain what you are doing Thank You
Great job Arturo, u saved me a lot of money 👍🏼
Thanks for a great fix . You my Hero of the Day!.
thank you for taking your valuable time to educate us in this video.... you should be a teacher.. you showed us in detail and I thank you for this video...your new friend, Buddy S.
Thank you so much for your comment and also I glad to be able for helping more people with the same issue thanks again God bless you 🙏
Very helpful! Thanks for showing us how to do this the Old School way.
Great freaking video. Got the same unit with the same problem. Gonna give it a shot. Thank you.
When you started making the gasket, I was thinking...hmmm...we used to do that in the Army. WOW! I have a Campbell Hausfeld and has the same issue, gonna try this and see if it works. I'll let ya know!
Hey great hopefully it will be fixed
Thank you my friend. Just saved me some money. It works!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Sir, count mine another one saved from the dumpster!
I had the same problem, and that fix worked! Thank you!!!!
Muy chingon tu video Arturo me sirvió bastante.,
Muchas gracias carnal🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
Good job ! a sheet of gaket is about $6 but cardboard will do in a pinch until one gets to the store. well done!
same thing fixed the gasket working now thank you.
Had the same problem... solved temporary with a fat piece of paper taken from a shoe box.
I will buy a proper gasket sheet and make a new gasket.
Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the video!!! I had the same problem. Gasket was no good. This fixed my compressor, runs right up to 125psi now
Awesome, great vid Mr Ramirez !
My Harbor Freight 94734 had the same problem. Cut out a new one out of Fel-Pro 3075 and works like new again. Thanks.
God bless you that really helped me cause mine was doing the same thing!. thank you mister
Thank you Mr Tim God bless you as well 🙏 and I glad the video help you out.
@@arturoramirez907 se podra usar un tubo de bicicleta para aser un empaque
Thank you. Worked pefectly !!
Thanks Arturo! I had the same problem and same compressor. I had no idea it would be this simple. Easy fix using an orange juice carton, will probably be buying an actual gasket if it breaks again.
Hi I so glad to hear that also if you want to made a great gasket your self just get the material in the Auto parts I did it myself and replace is a bag with different sizes I buy it from Auto zone God bless you Arturo
I'm building pressure , but when I put the hose to the air valve to fill tires or ball . I loose pressure .. weird!
thanks for making this video . nothing g wrong with old school. that's sometimes the best way
You did an excellent job. LOL I thought you might buy the gasket but they are a set and you only need one. WTF. I will have more work to do to make mine because I could not save the old gasket. That's alright as I have made hundreds in the paste. Good job
Thankyou, slightly different model, but same principal, works a treat now!
Thank you so much. Great information. Thank you for posting this video. 👍👍
Arturo that was excellent man thank you for taking the time to post this video. Hopefully the problem with the one I found is the same issue. Thank you again well done amigo.
Absolutely brilliant. Thanks
I would just trace around the old gasket with a pencil since it's in good condition. Then use a ruler to trace the missing piece of the gasket. But great diy fix video. 👍
Excellent. Tomorrow I will see if this is the problem with mine!
Must try that think I got the same problem with mine great video thanks for putting it up
I'm so glad you like it and hopefully everything goes well for you too and also get your fix it thank you
Me personally I would try this but I would also use a silicon gasket maker for cars! It would be stronger and you may not need to replace for a long time or maybe never!! I may also use real gasket material and also the silicone gasket maker!!
If you use silicon gasket maker the silicon will squeeze out inside the head when you tighten down the head bolts and when you start it up a piece of silicon will most likely break off and lodge in the reed valve and you'll be scraping gasket maker off the head when you go to repair it for the second time. Gasket making material from the parts store and making a copy of the old gasket is a much better plain.
At first I thought this is never going to work i tried it and believe it or not it worked!!!
Arturo gracias, con este video pude arreglar mi compresor.
Good job man.....keep going... thanks...
Nice job bro. If you use wood drill bit, drilling the hole would be easier.
I would use a paper punch for the holes. Instead of drilling them. Nice work.
So clever! Thank you for the video!
Thanks Arturo for cheering this video !
your a good man thank you
Thanks for the video
I'm so glad this info was helpful for you and also get your fix
Dude, thank you.
Thank you! I'm hoping this is why my compressor isn't building up pressure and leaking as soon as I turn it off.
Good job.......Thanks for the video!!!
Thanks bro,
I'll try mine.
Arturo, good fix, this is a good informative video. Thumbs up & I subbed.
Old air compressors are like ticking time bombs - you never know when they will go off. It's not a good idea to have a bomb near you... that's why you never repair an airframe older than 10 years. safety first
You just put a thin coat of oil on block then stamp it onto cardboard then outline cut and walah
Ok primo😊 heck yeah I got rubber flashing i can make a gasket out of... awesome video
Very good job!
Great job G!!!
More fun to watch than the impeachment bull shitio! Bravo Arturo!
Go Trump
The air compressor I was given recently the same problem - so this video is really helpful. It's slightly different than the one in the video but similar in many other ways. The head is identical .
I pulled the head off today and saw it had a metal gasket. The thing I noticed was that in this video - at 2:40 you mention 2 steel plates. What do they do? They look important. Are they simple valves of some sort?
When I took the head off the compressor I have - there was only 1 of these small plates in the head. The guy who gave me this compressor must have taken the head off - and lost one of these - because there was only 1 of them. So - where do I get them from ?
There are called reed valves, one is suction, one is discharge, Harbor Freight carries them and other suppliers.
I bought a compressor from some guy. On the way to pickup the compressor, he told me it's not work and decided to give me the compressor for free. I came home plugged it in and realized that he just didn't know how to close the valve.
Old school is GREAT!!!!!!!
Gracias Arturo! Saludos
Great job. Thank you
Great job there my friend !!!
Thank you..it helped
I am totally surprised that cardboard will work as a gasket material. How long does that last? I think I would take Arturo‘s suggestion to use regular gasket material and do everything else pretty much the same. Reading some of the other comments other people have had success using cardboard. Totally surprising!
Bien Hecho fantástico! El video perfecto, sus instrucciones detalladas es la manera más fácil de seguir cada paso! Magnifico mi amigo! Gracias
I also make gaskets like this....sort of. Instead of tapping on the cardboard, I use the curved part of the wrench and press down against the cardboard and then rub it back and forth across the surface, pressing down the whole time and paying attention to where the bolt holes, ports, or whatever are on the head or whatever you are making the gasket for. Also, you HAVE to hold the piece of cardboard or gasket material perfectly still. Don't let it move at all or you will have bad results.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH USING THE OLD GASKET AS A TEMPLATE, AND THE CENTER MARK EACH START AND USE A STRAIGHT ADAGE AND DRAW YOUR LINE, THE HOLS CAN USE A PAPER PAUNCH OR A SMALL SOCKET
Very good video
What was the model number of that compressor and did you check the price of the gasket?
neat but wouldnt the heat be a concern for that paper to ignite?
what make/model compressor is this? I have an OLD Sears Craftsman Tankless compressor that does not have a screw in output, and no filter! they have a weird shaped gasket that looks similar to an arch that fits in a slot that takes up most of the head and slightly into the plate that goes over the alum output tube! I've been searching for a replacement head that matches in size,etc.. but also has threaded output... Any help be appreciated!!!
Cool...old school...my question is, would moisture damage your diy gasket?...
I usually add gasket maker or oil to the cardboard. It’s a pretty common method to make gasket. I have sheets of gasket material, but usually can’t find it when I need it. Cereal boxes, and such make decent gaskets. I toss material in my shop for when this happens. I’d guess 70% of gaskets are made like this as most who replace these are pretty handy.
Thanks for the video.
I was able to trace the pattern of the head of the piston part with pencil lead into a blank piece of paper. just rub the pencil lead and make the head part dirty then stamp it in to the piece of paper. then cut it and trace to the gasket material. it was a lot easier.
My compressor wouldn't get above 50 lbs. This is exactly what was wrong with it. The head bolts had loosened after 10 years and the gasket failed in the same place
@Jeffrey meeder if you the gasket didn't fix yours, it most likely the check valve on the tank!
Yup. This worked for me.
great job!
5:04 wait for it ... lol
Now I've got my work cut out for me. A year or so ago, I moved to a house with a small shop behind it. The people who lived here before left three small compressors behind (he was a roofer I hear). I already had a little pancake compressor that still works fine. All of those other three run good but don't build air. They've been here a year and nobody came looking yet, so I guess they are mine. One is a Craftsman, just like yours - I guess tomorrow I'll start with it first, and see what I can see in there. Then move onto the others. On of the others is a brand I never heard of, Mountain something or other - nothing comes on the computer, for it, and the other has no brand markings at all. Neither look that old though, but I never got in them, figured I didn't know where to get brand specific parts. At least now I know how to make gaskets - I'm sure I saw sheets of gasket material cheap at the parts store though. It looks like cardboard lol. Good video.
thank you very much for sharing.
Perfect. Thanks
Thanks, old school cool
Nice Work
Very similar to mine and it doesn't seem to have any filters that can clog and it was all of a sudden, so this must be the same problem with mine. Would have helped if you showed it not building pressure before instead of just telling us, but you got it working as expected. What do you think caused the gasket to break down? Thanks for showing your repair. Where can we buy that gasket?
Hi I just checked your message well the gasket over the time is going to get damage because the compression and the heat but you can probably find out a new one online or buy the material and made it your self that's what I did
Plz don t use metal to remove little bits of gasket beacuse you will scratch the surface and that will make a leak
Great video, I have a "brand new", old Craftsman 15362 Air Compressor/ Direct Oil Lubricated - Cast Iron Cylinder, [135 PSI max., 3.7 SCFM @ 40 psi, 2.4 SCFM @ 90 psi, 1.0 HP 3 Gallons]; right out the box malfunction during the initial 'Start up" mild run, break-in procedure. Oil started leaking from the system and it wouldn't build pressure. I checked the fluid bulb, still contained fluid, tightened the bolts down, tried it the pump again, ...."No joy" then turned it off and threw in the back of the garage for ..... LATER. What should I do to fix/ repair for use? Thanks in advance
Hi sorry for your bad experience with your air compressor well as far I hope it is possible a different things but you don't give up I not really an expert but just checking the oil level and gasket,the air pressure valve and final opened and you will be able to found the problem that's what I did my best wishes for you and your project God bless you have a great day.