Can anyone help with a valve
Hi I am wondering if anyone can help.
I recently brought an E tac reg
when I tried to screw the valve in I found it was a little too long to fit in as the back of the valve has a piece of plastic so I decided to shorten it
since fitting it back it now closes into the reg but when I fill with air it comes straight out through the valve stem.
I have tried all manner of tightening and loosening but I am unable to stop the leaking.
I am pretty sure I F##~ED it up but as it is just a piece of plastic I am sure it could be fixed by someone in the know.
I will post a pic but any advice would be great
Malcolm
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Newly made and works fine for me.
that looks to be Langnussen’s valve.
that is a bit of a step back in time……
Thank you so much the valve was made by an English guy so maybe made in mm is that ok or
would you need any pictures as well.
Malcolm
Rabbit,
I can send you a delrin replacement. No worries.
Just need the dimensins and I’ll turn one up.
Jim
the circled part is the seal for the valve….If you took material off of the sides or face of that then you messed it up and it will no longer seal and you will need a new one but if you only took material off of the bottom im not shure what the problem is unless their are now nics or gouges in the seal face from being modified…..
more pictures (ie. valve face ) would help
Greg
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Look down on this page and you will see a diagram of a valve or two.
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If the technique used to shorten the plastic piece was a cross cut, then the piece may have been pushed off axis ever so slightly.
You may be able to salvage by placing in a oven at less than 200 degrees and let the natural forces realign the plastic material. Don’t use any radiant heat, only residual heat. It’s hard to guess the actual minimum temperature and time needed to make it malleable, but Teflon melts at 621 degrees F.
Good luck and May the Force be with you :10: