I ask because this compressor you show in the pictures is literally a carbon copy of my Paschee D500
I've been using a similar design from Badger (under the Testors label) for more than 10 years and I wanted to add a second unit so I bought the one above. For the second time it has been replaced no questions asked by Paasche. They are a good cheap alternative only for short AB sessions. Once you push these to a 10-15 minutes painting session, they over heat. After that, you will notice that it wont start automatically. One can hear the motor making a humming noise but it wont start until all remaining air pressure is depleted.
I opened mine and there is not much in there, I found lots of particles from the gasket. Everything was cleaned and re assembled but the problem remains. Both, the 1st one I bought and the replacement Paasche sent have failed after a longer than the brief AB session.