Hello all,
I am having a horrible time successfully "priming" my grease gun. Note I am speaking about grease guns powered via compressed air.
For years, I had a "cheapie" gun I bought at Pep Boys for about $30. It was made by Coleman. It worked great for several years. Then, suddenly, it wouldn't pump grease any more (I always use NLGI #2).
I am using it with a 20 gallon air compressor.
So I went and purchased a Sears "professional" continuous feed grease gun...Paid about $70-$80 for it. But I can't seem to get it primed! Took it back and exchanged it for another of the same model. Can't get it primed either! I've tried using the air bleed screw, even tried removing the cartridge, re-inserting it, and made sure plenty of grease was "in front" of the cartridge so it would be pumped to the nozzle. Made a real mess! But No Luck.
Any thoughts? It shouldn't be this hard! I must be doing something wrong. It's not the air compressor - the gauge reads 150 PSI, and I believe it - plenty of pressure.
I am having a horrible time successfully "priming" my grease gun. Note I am speaking about grease guns powered via compressed air.
For years, I had a "cheapie" gun I bought at Pep Boys for about $30. It was made by Coleman. It worked great for several years. Then, suddenly, it wouldn't pump grease any more (I always use NLGI #2).
I am using it with a 20 gallon air compressor.
So I went and purchased a Sears "professional" continuous feed grease gun...Paid about $70-$80 for it. But I can't seem to get it primed! Took it back and exchanged it for another of the same model. Can't get it primed either! I've tried using the air bleed screw, even tried removing the cartridge, re-inserting it, and made sure plenty of grease was "in front" of the cartridge so it would be pumped to the nozzle. Made a real mess! But No Luck.
Any thoughts? It shouldn't be this hard! I must be doing something wrong. It's not the air compressor - the gauge reads 150 PSI, and I believe it - plenty of pressure.