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kleinbl00 · 2986 days ago · link · · parent · post: Shopski preview: rebuilding an air compressor pump
Die grinder is about throughput. I guess you can make that up by storing a hundred gallons of air. Certainly cheaper. It probably failed because the guy raiding it for parts let the oil out. At least, I would consider that a keen possibility and recognize that the rod isn't the only part to fail as a result, just likely the first. A 7hp replacement pump looks to be about $750. That kind of money gets you big boy toys. I would save the motor, take a zipsaw to it and put it in the recycle bin.