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Originally Posted by colincoon
^Where did you get your compressor oil from?
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If you strike out at NAPA try these guys, they've got everything for the HVAC industry:
http://www.johnstonesupply.com/160/SearchResults/tabid/1781/Default.aspx?search=refrigeration%20oil&qty=
For a vacuum pump, try to find an old fridge or small A/C wall unit. If you have a bulk garbage pick up day where you live you can usually find one at the curb. When you find one, cut one of the lines to the compressor. If freon leaks out, pass it up...it's there cause the comp died. If you find one with no freon in the system you've hit the mother load. It's there cause the freon leaked out, but the comp's probably still good. These compressors make excellent vacuum pumps. You can get a fitting at Johnstone that you can solder on the suction side of the comp to connect your gauges to and voila...you've got a vacuum pump. Mine's been going strong for over 10 years now!