Belt Driven Air Compressor update wanted for 80 series.

Hi Charlie
I have seen photos of a Magnum fitted to the air cond belt. (longer one) The power steer reservoir is moves south, and the idler pulley near the tappet cover is changed for a flat one out of a Hyundai excell. It fits straight on where the Toyota one goes, but the belt deflects under the new flat wheel before rounding the compresser for its return jpurney to the crank pulley.
IMHO, i wouldnt do this as the belt will crack and fail. Did you look at that compresser i posted the URL to??? same thing only electric, portable and alternator is already mounted to motor (although the 1hdt does have them fall off sometimes)
Andrew Wollongong

http://www.oasisoffroad.com/trailheadAirCompressor.html

This would be the next best thing.
The 4.5 petrol cruiser takes an endless air easily,where as the diesal wont. Endless air is a Sudan compresser (8 cfm) with grease nipple instead of oil in gas charge. Sudan are used by Mitsubishi if you can get one from the wreckers, just put a grease nipple in the plug half way down the side and pump some grease into it, but not too much, say 10 pumps :-)
Andrew

Could I please draw attention to the fact that although refrgeration compressors can be used as an aircompressor they are not designed for this use. The reed type valves are very thin and susceptable to contaminants so use a good filter but no guarantees. Butt notwithsatnding this i have used a York compressor for pumping up the kids footy, soccer balls and bikes and camper and car tyres for the last 15yrs or more all with the same compressor. These compressors have ball bearings as the crank bearings and as such can be run up to 7000 rpm. Mounting bolt configuration allowed one to mount these on their side or vertical only. They come in three sizes : 6, 9 and 10 cubic inch ie 206 is a 6, 209 is a 9 and 210 is ten. you can also tell from the cranck shaft where the pulley fits but cant remember the details...the groove is different on all 3 models. The compressor fitted to the valiants are a york - just rebadged for Chrysler valiant.
One might be able to get valve plates but doubt if any other parts are available. definitely no bearings as the rear was a special for York and would be very suspic ious if the company who makes the 12volt compressor can offer any other parts.
I threw all the available spare parts (in the Adelaide store and as York did Australia wide) in the bin back in 1988 and consider mine to be a throw away job when i get around to using up the spare parts that i have horded (never really tossed them all) and never used all these yrsRichard