Mine has a date code stamped on it.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

That pump looks like a Speedaire. Most old Sears units used them. You should be able to get parts for the pump at any good compressor repair shop. They're usually a lot cheaper than Sears.

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82 300SD 202K
82 300SD 233K
83 300TD 340K
82 300TD 98k euro (parts on the hoof)
85 300TD 282K
83 300TD 197K

Mine looked like cat puke.


mine looks just like yours but with rattier paint and no sissy pulley guard.

The date code is listed as the "MFG NO." on the plate below the compressor. Mine is 8/ 64

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

Where exactly did you type in your model number, the "search" blank? I would like to know if I can still get parts for mine, but can't get any info on the sears site. My model number is 106.152441.

Edit: Found it: http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/index.action?sid=PSHx20080129x00001

Looks like most of the parts for mine are discontinued.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

You got it. Here is mine which is a 1976, not a 74:
http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/getModel!retrieve.pd;jsessionid=oO6KsKzoTGyuE4nbHpb2qA**.shcapp3105?modelNumber=106.154781&pop=flush

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Currently driving a very clean 1985 300SD from the West Coast.

That is NEW paint --- my "artful" skills at work. I even took off the pulley guard and painted the inside area. I do NOT like seeing rust. And there's a reason why "modern machinery" has guards. I want to keep all of my fingers.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

I'm with ya brotha. I suffer from rust phobia also. I'll be building a gaurd for my compressor.

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Currently driving a very clean 1985 300SD from the West Coast.

American Kellogg 7.5 hp I found for .99 cents, 80 gallons tank. One of eight compressor projects. Shawn

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Not to hijack,

I have a 60 gal horizontal tank w/o a compressor motor on it, and a 25gal craftsman compressor and tank (circa 99' +/- ) im thinking if i keep the compressor in the back shed (totally enclosed building) and run say a 1/2 or 3/4 line 60 feet or so up to the garage where i wrench on Rudolph into the 60gal tank (for a large air supply for air tools) would that work well or am i doing overkill?

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1987 300SDL "Rudolf" 239k 8/10


Gone but not forgotten
-1980 F250 4X4 351C Snowplow "The Beast"
-1976 Caddy Eldo Convertible, in triple red. "Red headed Slut"
-2002 Honda Accord EX-V6 loaded 107k, My first brand new car!


*IM A HORRIBLE SPELLER*

It would give you more compressed air storage. Not sure what air tools you are running but check out the CFM, with compressor sizing its mostly about CFM's. I know that with my old compressor I cut start using a cut off tool with the little circular blades and it would start off nice, but the compressor couldn't keep up and after a while the blade would slow down. I think part of it also was that the tool was shot and leaking air by.

You could plumb it up and just try it out. You may find that you run out of air and the compressor basically runs constantly. Don't ask me how I know this. Sandblasting uses a ton of air.

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Currently driving a very clean 1985 300SD from the West Coast.

Bargain +

Offical member of the cheap compressor club, or CCC.

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Currently driving a very clean 1985 300SD from the West Coast.

well thats what i was thinking, but if i can store more air, i should ahve enough CF or air right? or am i incorrect? I've been wrong before, just ask my car

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1987 300SDL "Rudolf" 239k 8/10


Gone but not forgotten
-1980 F250 4X4 351C Snowplow "The Beast"
-1976 Caddy Eldo Convertible, in triple red. "Red headed Slut"
-2002 Honda Accord EX-V6 loaded 107k, My first brand new car!


*IM A HORRIBLE SPELLER*

nice score!!!

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

Cleaned up the pump, including all 4 valves, reassembeld and the pump and Baldor motor are back on the tank. Still need to align, and install the guard. Need about 45 feet of 8/3 to go from the panel in the house out to the garage which is about $100 at Lowes. Still need to change the oil.

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Currently driving a very clean 1985 300SD from the West Coast.

If your output of air is more than the input, then you will run out of air. And when you run out of air and are in the middle of something you can wait. Then duty cycle comes in and stuff gets hot like the motor and the head. I'm not trying to sound all doom and gloom, I beat on my last compressor, and had to wait sometimes. It will be interesting to see what this one does. Piece what you have together and try it out, but really the most important thing in sizing is CFM output of the compressor and what you CFM requirements are of the tools you will be using. Tank size just buys you a little time until you run low on air.

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Currently driving a very clean 1985 300SD from the West Coast.