Air control relay valves are often an integral part of an air starting system. While there are many different types, sizes and manufacturers of relay valves, their basic common functions are virtually all the same. Popular manufacturers of air starting valves include...
Air starter systems present challenges in cold weather that are different than the challenges posed by electric, battery-charged engine starting systems. Every engine mechanic knows that cold weather can make their job more difficult. When temperature drops all...
Four Tips for Better Air Starter Engine Cranking Ensuring engine startup using an air starter requires a few preventive measures that can help maximize engine up-time. When an engine fails to start, the all-important question is “what went wrong?” While keeping in...
Field tested air starter trouble-shooting tips: 1. Be sure to maintain light oil in your vane air or gas starter lubrication system.2. Do not lubricate turbine air starters.3. Do not exceed the maximum PSI/BAR rating stamped on the air starter.4. The speed of a...
Drilling Rigs & Air Starters play a crucial role in the world’s economy. From onshore to offshore operations, these advanced machines are designed to drill vertically and horizontally into the earth and extract valuable oil and gas resources. An essential...
The world’s inland and coastal waterways serve as a highway for the movement of all kinds of essential goods and materials that make our lives better. Air starters crank and start the big tugboats and push-boats that deliver massive two-hundred-foot-long barges to our...
While most people have never heard of something called an air starter, our lives would be hugely different without them. Take for example the natural gas used to heat your hot water or fuel the burners on your kitchen stove. That natural gas travels through pipelines...
