About Air Compressors.com

More than 16 years on line helping folks with their air compressor problems!

You are here: Home / Central Pneumatic compressor 38898 has a leaking gasket

Central Pneumatic compressor 38898 has a leaking gasket

by Larry
(Allendale MI)

My compressor was leaking air.

Took off the cover that says DO NOT REMOVE. NO OWNER SERVICEABLE PARTS. It is the switch compartment. Found a gasket had a hole in it. It was easy to get at and the gasket should be replaceable.

Central Pneumatic 38898 air compressor
Central Pneumatic 38898 air compressor

Where could I find a replacement gasket ?? I would hate to throw the compressor out just because of a leaky gasket. That is all it needs to get it back working again. HELP !!!!

______________________

Larry, just had a couple of questions similar, so I wrote a blog entry that addresses that issue.

Recognize first of all that a compressor pump head gets very, very hot in operation. Yes, you can burn skin with the heat generated, so any gasket material has to be heat resistant.

What some visitors to this site have done is as follows.

They acquired gasketing material. They disassembled the pump and located all the gaskets that were present. They then either removed them to use as a template to make new ones, or used the surface where the original gaskets were installed as a template, if the gasket was beyond removal in one piece. With the old gasket template as a guide, they marked the new gasket material appropriately, and cut the material to suit.

If your air compressor won’t build pressure past a certain point, the most frequent causes seem to be either the intake or high pressure reed / flapper valve is failing, or a gasket is letting go. You may, nor may not, be able to see the failure point if it is the gasket. Yet, once you have the pump apart, you might as well eliminate that as the potential problem, by installing new gaskets.

If you can’t buy them, you can make your own.

_____________________________

Service Manual for #38898
by: The Webhunter

I have the same compressor.
Did you ever get your gasket info??

This link has a downloadable manual that lists a sku# for some gaskets in a kit and has an exploded view of the compressor.

powertool.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/harbor_freight_tools/38898.html

Not sure if it is the gasket you need.

Here is the Harbor Freight Customer Service #
1-800-444-3353 if the kit has what you need.
Later!
The Webhunter

 

 

 


New comment? New question? Please add it here along with photos to help others help you with your compressor and equipment problem!

Subscribe to this page / comment / post
Notify of
guest
guest
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Search here to find the specific compressor info you need!

The latest pages added to this site include…

  • The Porter Cable compressor tank is full, but I can’t get air to come out? – December 2020
  • The compressor appears to compress the air but there no air at the hose on a 921.166460 – December 2020
  • Bambi 75/250 won’t build air after being on its side – November 2020

Getting around this site…

  • About Air Compressors
  • Sitemap – About-Air-Compressors.com
  • About Different Brands of Air Compressors
  • Calculating CFM
  • Identifying An Older Air Compressor
  • Jim Graham

Troubleshooting a compressor. Issues common to all and by the compressor make.

  • Troubleshooting Your Compressor
  • Compressed Air How To
  • Picking A Compressor
  • Air Compressor Parts
  • What Is My Compressor Worth

To help you understand compressors!

  • Compressed Air Treatment
  • General Compressed Air Information

Disclosures etc.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer & Copyright Policy
  • Contact About-Air-Compressors.com
Want to bragg about your gorgeous computer rebuild? We'd welcome it here!"

RSS feed information.

If you wish to be updated when new comments are posted, add: about-air-compressors.com/comments/feed/ to your RSS reader. Thanks.

© 2021 · about-air-compressors.com ·

wpDiscuz