I need some ideas on how to repair my air compressor please.
There is a small tube that comes out of the tank side of the compressor and goes into the housing where the guages and regulator are. I assume this is how the regulator knows what the air pressure in the tank is and also displays it on the guage. The plastic nipple on the housing of the regulator that the hose attaches to has broken off and the hose just flaps in the breeze. The result of all this is that the compressor just runs continuously and never stores enough pressure to even fill up a bicycle tire, much less a car tire. If I hold my thumb on the open side of the hose long enough, it allows the tank to fill up enough for a short while to blow up basketballs and bikes.
I have tried gluing the nipple back on with super glue and epoxy but that doesn't hold well enough. I have tried a couple of other small items but have been unsuccessful with those also. The problem is the point at where it attaches is a plastic casing and the hole where the air enters is probably 1/16" wide.
Short of buying a new compressor are there any ideas?