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A service engineer asks for a torque figure

The corpus is 25 public-domain technical manuals for industrial air compressors — US Army technical manuals, US Bureau of Reclamation FIST volumes and the US Department of Energy compressed-air sourcebook. Many of them describe different machines behind identical nameplate specifications. This is the naive system: dense retrieval over fixed-size chunks of a plain text dump, which is what a first implementation looks like.

The question

What is the torque spec for the compressor connecting-rod bearing cap nuts on the 5 CFM 175 PSI hand-truck compressor?

Asset in front of the engineer: Champion Pneumatic LP-512-ENG, 5 CFM @ 175 PSI · duty point parsed from the question: [5] CFM, [175] PSI

Notice what the ranking did rank 1 is a different machine 15 CFM @ 175 PSI, electric motor driven (Ingersoll-Rand) — the engineer is standing in front of 5 CFM @ 175 PSI (Champion Pneumatic) The passages are about a reciprocating air compressor, they mention torque, and they are genuinely from a real Army manual. Nothing about the answer looks wrong. It is wrong.

The two numbers, quoted from the corpus

Both of these are real sentences in real manuals in this index. They differ by a factor of about two, and they differ in unit, so quoting the wrong one is not a rounding error.

correct machine 5 CFM @ 175 PSI

25 foot-pounds

TM 9-4310-241-15 — Compressor, Reciprocating, Air, 5 CFM 175 PSI (Champion Pneumatic LP-512-ENG hand-truck and OEH-34-60-ENG-1 receiver) — page 108 · quoted from the improved index

…(18 and 14). tt REE LEIS ARLES NIE PE LOMELEEN SADA RMR gc 88s IPE RO SRR INCRE CIID SRO SUI Se the piston with the retaining rings the lower half sleeve bearing caps (6 and 12) and oil scoop with lockwashers (21). (7) and hex nuts (8). Tighten the (4) Position the low-pressure piston (28) nuts to 25 foot-pounds torque. on the connecting…
wrong machine 4 CFM @ 3000 PSI

125 to 150 inch-pounds

TM 5-4310-275-14 — Stewart-Warner 43040-301-01, reciprocating, GED, 2-wheel mounted, 4 CFM 3000 PSI high-pressure charging unit — page 73 · quoted from the improved index

…nd air compressor mounting flanges. Tighten the four capscrews to secure the spacers. NOTE All operating time accumulated during other tests shall be included for the total run-in time, except that two hours must be accumulated with the compressor installed. (5) Tighten the draw bolt to a torque of 125 to 150 inch-pounds (1.4694 to 1.7288 kgm) torque. (6) Loosen the four capscrews and remove the two spacers. Tighten the capscrew…

What the naive retriever returned

Top 5, dense-only, over 1,000-character windows of a raw text dump. No headings, no product family, no revision, no reranking.

[1] TM 5-4310-339-15 — Compressor, Reciprocating, Air, 15 CFM 175 PSI, electric motor driven (Ingersoll-Rand model 242D7)
page 26 · Ingersoll-Rand · 242D7
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5-1. GENERAL. This section provides information useful to maintenance personnel in inspecting, servicing, repairing, and otherwise maintaining the air compressor. Any special disassembly or reassembly procedures are described under the appropriate heading. 
5-2. TORQUE VALUES. We recommend the use of a torque wrench. The following table gives the torque for tightening the different size cap screws and nuts. 
TABLE 5-1. TORQUE VALUES 
UNIFIED COARSE UNIFIED FINE 
Dia. Pitch Ft. Lbs. Dia. Pitch Ft. Lbs. 
Min. Max. Min. Max. 
1/4''-20 6 7 1/4"-28 5 6 5/16"-18 12 14 5/16''-24 9 10 3/8"'-16 2i 24 3/8"'-24 14 16 1/2"-13 52 59 1/2"'-20 40 42 5/8"~11 105 120 5/8"'-18! 60 70 3/4"-10 170 190 3/4'"'-16 100 120 
5-3. COMPRESSOR LUBRICATION. A non-detergent, napthenic base oil containing a rust and oxidation inhibitor is recommended. The viscosity should be selected for the temperature immediately surrounding the unit when it is in operation. The viscosities given in Table 5-2 are int
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[2] TM 9-4310-241-15 — Compressor, Reciprocating, Air, 5 CFM 175 PSI (Champion Pneumatic LP-512-ENG hand-truck and OEH-34-60-ENG-1 receiver)
page 52 · Champion Pneumatic · LP-512-ENG; OEH-34-60-ENG-1
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ength 48 in. 
Height $2 in. 
Width 21% in. Net weight 185 Ib 
k. Adjustment Data. Adjustment data for the engine can be found in TM 5—2805-206-14. 
l. Base Plan. See figure 7. 
m. Nut and Bolt Torque Data. 
Cylinder flange stud nuts_____- 45 ft.-lb. 
Cylinder flange studs_.________ 45 ft.-lb. 
Unloader to crankcase bolts.__.40 ft.-lb. 
Side plate to crankcase bolts__.25 ft.-lb. 
Intake manifold stud nuts_____ 60 ft.-lb. 
Intake manifold studs_________ 60 ft.-lb. 
Exhaust manifold studs_______ 25 ft.-lb. 
Exhaust manifold stud nuts____25 ft.-Ib. 
Connecting rod cap bolt nut_.__25 ft.-Ib. 
n. Performance Data. 
Displacemént | 0102 cu. ft./stroke at 
720 rpm 
Delivery 5 cfm 
» Bore and stroke 8% and 1% x 2% 
0. Time Standards. Table I lists in hours the 
time required to service or replace the com￾ponent parts of these compressors. 
Table I. Time Standards 
Lubrication and Service 
01 ENGINE 
0100 Engine Assembly 
CO ee 0.5 
(drain and replenish oil in crankcase
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[3] TM 5-4310-360-14 — Compressor, Reciprocating, Air, hand-truck mounted, gasoline, 5 CFM 175 PSI (C & H Distributors model 20-902/3)
page 9 · C & H Distributors · 20-902/3
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(45.08 cm) 
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WED <cudtive¥eswans 29 Ibs. (13.15 kg) 
(6) Fuel filter. 1-11. Direct and Genera) Support 
GE i000 eens ceases Military design Maintenance Data. 
a. Compressor Torque Data. 
(7) Adjustments. Cylinder head bolts .... 10 ft-lb 
Cylinder to base bolts... 18 ft-lb . 
Spark plug gap ........ 0.028-0.033 in. End cover bolts ....... 5 ft-lb 
(0.071-0.084 Connecting rod bolts ... 8 ft-lb 
cm) Flywheel pulley bolt ... 43 ft-lb : 
Contact point gap... ... 0.016-0.020 in. (0.406-0.050 b. Engine. See TM 5-2805-256-14 for 
cm) detailed engine data. 
Valve Tappet clearance 
(intake and exhaust) see "saan to 1-12. Compressor Repair and Replacement 
(0 01 dose 0.027 Standards. Table 1-1 lists the manufacturer's 
») he . sizes, tolerances, desired clearances and maximum 
Gm SS allowable wear for the Air Compressor, Model 
86-083. 
NOTE: The manufacturer's dime
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[4] TM 9-4310-241-15 — Compressor, Reciprocating, Air, 5 CFM 175 PSI (Champion Pneumatic LP-512-ENG hand-truck and OEH-34-60-ENG-1 receiver)
page 31 · Champion Pneumatic · LP-512-ENG; OEH-34-60-ENG-1
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Air Compressor 2190 
-Crankcase Fill Cap TEP 
(See Key) Air Compressor 
Crankcose Drain Cap 
(Drain and refill) 
Wheel Bearings 
(See note 3) 
MODEL LP - 512 ENG 
MODEL LP-512-ENG-1 
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LUBRICANT © INTERVAL INTERVAL © LUBRICANT 
Air Compressor 2190 TEP 
Crankcose Fill Cap 
(See Key) 
(Model OEH-34-60-Eng-4) 
Air Compressor 2190 
Cronkcase Fili Cop —TEP 
(See Key) 
MODEL OEH-34-60-ENG-1 
MODEL OEH-34- 60-ENG-2 
MODEL OEH-34-60-ENG-3 
MODEL OEH-34-60-ENG-4 
— Key — 
Air Compressor Motor 
(Lubricate sparingly) 
(See note 2) 
Air Compressor 
Crankcose oil level 
Sight Gage 
(Check level) 
Air Compressor 
Crankcose Drain Cap 
(Drain ond refill) 
EXPECTED TEMPERATURES LUBRICANT CAPACITY Above +32°F | +40°F to ~10°F [0°F to -65°F INTERVALS 
| 2190-LUBRICATING OI
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[5] Improving Compressed Air System Performance — Compressed Air Challenge mirror
page 70 · Compressed Air Challenge · Sourcebook 3rd ed. (mirror)
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the motor nameplate. If the system uses an older motor 
that has been rewound several times, or has a smaller 
motor, a somewhat lower percent efficiency (or the 
motor nameplate efficiency rating) should be used. For 
a more accurate analysis, add the horsepower ratings 
for the parasitic loads from any auxiliary motors such as 
cooling fans to the compressor motor rating.
It should be noted that the common practice in the 
industry is to apply motors having a 15 percent 
continuous service factor and to use about two-thirds 
of this service factor. This means that a motor having a 
nominal nameplate rating of 100 hp may, in fact, be 
loaded to 110 bhp at compressor full capacity and 
pressure. This may not be expressed in the 
manufacturer’s sales literature, so engineering data 
sheets or a published CAGI sheet for the specific 
compressor should be consulted. If the motor is running 
into the service factor (some as high as 30 percent), the 
higher horsepower 
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Why this corpus does it

Six families of near-identical machines. A retriever keyed on "reciprocating air compressor torque" cannot separate them, because the discriminating facts — OEM, model code, mounting, prime mover, revision date — live in metadata the naive pipeline never extracted.

FamilyDescriptionDocuments
A5 CFM / 175 PSI reciprocating, hand-truck4
B15 CFM / 175 PSI reciprocating6
CRotary, 125 CFM / 100 PSI skid-mounted2
D4 CFM / 3000 PSI high-pressure charging1
E3½ CFM small compressor units3
FUSBR FIST maintenance programme7
GDOE system-level sourcebook2

Index built by scripts/build_index.py at 2026-08-10 01:44:34 in 711s: 25 documents, 3,146 pages, 12,590 improved chunks / 5,434 naive chunks. Embeddings: Snowflake/snowflake-arctic-embed-s (int8 ONNX, Apache-2.0). Reranker: cross-encoder/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-6-v2 (ONNX, Apache-2.0).