GASKET LEAKS - replacement fried

by BOB SIMON
(GR, MI)

SINGLE STAGE BLISS AIR COMPRESSOR HAS BAD GASKET BY REED VALVE. GASKET IS MADE OF A GRAPHITE TYPE OF MAT'L. WILL TAKE TOO LONG TO GET REPLACEMENT. TRIED REGULAR GASKET BUT TURNED TO ASH. WHAT TO DO?

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Bill says...

Hi Bob. It were me, I'd go to my local auto parts supply center and ask them for a high-heat gasket kit or high heat gasket material.

The compressor pump gets mighty hot when it's pumping and compressing air, so you need a gasket that will withstand that heat.

Bill