Master Flow MF-1050 Air Compressor Installation w/ pics

[fourfourto]

Hey FourFourto and JP\'s-H3 -

I dont think jp's been here for a couple months,I think I read he sold his H3



Has the shower cap/condom worked like you expected it to?


I havent had the pleasere of a muddy engine compartment yet,so I didnt try out the cap.You have to rotate compressor when installing and it seems a little mud shouldnt mess it up.If you know your going through mud I would cover it.


How has the fuse box cover held up to the weight of the compressor?


So far know problems I was bouncing good on the woop de do's on the back trails at the beach no problems.


How have the plumbed air lines held up? Are they as accessable as you had expected?


No leaks I did mine different than Jp.I used hard air brake lines and fittings from a tractor trailer(freebee from my brother at fed ex.) jp used rubber hose.


Have you found anything you would do differently now that you've lived with it for a while?


I did replace the dental floss string holding the rubber plug for fitting on the frame.I used the chain from a toilet conected to a spark plug boot(cut down,and sealed with eye loop on end) to protect male fitting on frame from dirt.

my brother made sugestion of moving the air gauge to top fitting and using the gauge hole to run line towards passanger side and loop behind battery.
Make sure you have 45 ,and 90 deg fittings on hand.
Make sure you dont drill that 4th hole in cover.
Make sure theres room to remove air filter for removal of compressor.

I moved the male fitting on the compressor to ther frame(special type it has to fit to hose)jp did it by cutting off female hose end and using it up top with standard fittings .

[fourfourto]

Heres a pic of change of the plug on male fitting.

When you turn on compressor it will POP off

[Ipedog]

Thanks for the update 442!

[bjc]

So where is everyone purchasing the MF-1050? I can't find an Autozone or Pepboys anywhere in the Mid-Atlantic that is still carrying these or that will even place an order for me.

[fourfourto]

I got mine on ebay but pep boys is cheaper.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MASTERFLOW-MF-1050--Portable-Air-TSUNAMICompressor_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34999 QQihZ002QQitemZ4631806121QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

I bought mine at 4x4 Parts in Denver. They mentioned that they had been running a sale/special of buy 4 BFG's and the compressor is free!






Course I missed that deal

[Ipedog]

Picked one up at Pep-Boys yesterday for $59.99 + tax and then a $10 rebate. So basically it will be $52.00 when all is said and done. Its a sweet little unit.

I'm also considering doing the hard install that you guys did, although I worry about how it will do when subjected to all that mud and water.