Blower maintenance

[dickb]

I use an Otto Canedy Royal Western Chief Forge Blower.

It has not been lubricated in over a year, maybe two.

There is a brass air cock near the bottom and there is a small iron square bolt head near the letter Y in Royal.

I think the small square bold head is a plug that was supposed to be used to add oil, but it's frozen and I don't want to use a lot of force and take chance breaking it. .

Two questions :

1 Can I open the air cock and add oil using a rubber bulb ear syringe or maybe a turkey baster.

2 What kind of oil should I use.

Thanks

Oops.

I didn't look far enough, the question about what kind of lubrication has been asked and answered.

The second question remains, about how to get fresh oil in.

[John McPherson]

1. Tip the blower up.

 

2. Add automatic transmission fluid thru the petcock. Extra will not hurt because of #5.

 

3. Return blower to original position.

 

4. Turn the handle for a hundred or so slow rotations.

 

5. Drain the now filthy excess lube thru the petcock. Repeat as necessary.

 

 

And, oh, yeah, on old machines it doesn't hurt once a decade or so completely disassemble every bolt and screw and put some Neverseize on the threads during assembly so that it comes apart next time you need it to.

[Jim Coke]

Greetings Dick,

 

Just an addition to Johns suggestion...  The plug is a small pipe thread with a 1/4 square drive..  The correct socket should remove it with ease...  Tapered threads and all...

 

Forge on and make beautiful things.

Jim