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Apr 26, 2024

Milestone Compressor Discovered Producing in South Texas

A milestone compressor from Ariel has been discovered producing, after 50 years, in south Texas. The Ariel Response Center (ARC) in Mount Vernon, Ohio, received a call from a south Texas compressor

A milestone compressor from Ariel has been discovered producing, after 50 years, in south Texas. The Ariel Response Center (ARC) in Mount Vernon, Ohio, received a call from a south Texas compressor service company concerning an Ariel JG/2 top cover gasket. The gaskets they obtained didn’t match the bolt hole pattern on the compressor frame they were servicing.

When asked for a serial number, the owner could only find a 2 stamped on the frame casting. After receiving a photo from the owner, the ARC team compared it to Serial No. 1, from a compressor on display at Ariel’s headquarters, and the unique bolt patterns matched. Serial numbers 1 and 3 are each on display at Ariel’s headquarters and training center in Mount Vernon, respectively.

The top cover bolt patterns for Ariel’s first batch of compressors, produced in the late 1960s, had yet to be standardized. So, the team deduced that the south Texas compressor might be …

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