Well, THAT didn't work out. The part I ordered thanks to 5thAve was the wrong size. Duh, I shoulda checked sizing. I take the blame on that one.
But now I have a bigger problem. I took a wire brush to the base of the fitting to clean off where it threaded into the tank then soaked it with PB Blaster for about a week. This did no good, the
weight of my wrench broke the fitting off flush with the tank.
I know brass is a soft metal, but
brittle?
*sigh*
So now I'm at the crossroads of do I keep jacking with this thing or spend money I don't have and get another compressor?