Malfunctioning compressor
Hi all! New to this reddit, seeking advice here! I have an old compressor here, Sil air from 1993.
Ive used it sparingly over the years. Painting both pictures and models with it. I did a short testrun about a year or two ago, and it seemed to work.
I now pulled it out and tried to start it up for som painting again, however it seemes to have broken somehow?
Now when i switch on power the switchlight starts and the ”engine” sound/humming goes on, as it used to do. After about ten seconds of that the engine stops and goes silent. About a minute later the engine starts to humm and again for about ten seconds and then turns of. The light is on and the engine repeats this behaviour indefinetly however no actual compression is initiated. No flow no pressure anywhere. The machine has oil in it as you can see.
Ive been trying to read up on how these machines work and realise ive never switched the oil tho i dont think thats an issue here.
Some people talk about filters, but i cant identify any on this machine.
So, anybody got some educated guesses about whats going on? Any advice is really apreciated!🙏👌