[dmsinnott]

Very much appreciate the kind words, it was definitely a pucker moment. At least it was a cool-ish day for the removal work and not raining, and that we had a folding ladder and the tools necessary for the removal. And I was able to pull far enough off the road.

But back to the original subject - the compressor/motor start cap vs the pressure switch/regulator - of course the gurus were correct. The pressure switch/regulator is at fault and will be replaced at the earliest opportunity with

https://www.amazon.com/Secbolt-90-120PSI...RydWU&th=1

Apologies that the link did not come in as cleanly as Richard's original post.

Thank you gentlemen!