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<p><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Both good ideas!</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Mike<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/1/24 3:10 PM, Karl Vacek wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">My aircraft cylinder bleed down gauge uses one
of those same goofy Chinese regulators, which well-meaning
helpers have broken a few times. </div>
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<div dir="auto">It has responded to epoxy and stern warnings to
helpers to just let me adjust it. </div>
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October 1, 2024 3:11:30 PM <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com"><alfuller194@gmail.com></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">Mike –
when I went out to look at my Craftsman compressor
that has the same setup, I noticed that the
regulator knob says “pull to adjust”. I assume it
has some splined interface between the outer knob
and the inner knob to prevent accidental
mis-adjustment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">If you
have been able to get the adjustment you need
using Teflon tape as an interface you are probably
good to go. The only other thing that comes to
mind is whether they spent the extra money on that
setup to compensate for the vibration generated
when the unit is running. This is just pure
speculation, but you might want to keep an eye out
and ensure the pressure stays where you set it
after the modification.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Fuller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net"><shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net></a> <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Mike Sinclair<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 1, 2024 11:22 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jeff Scarbrough
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fishplate@gmail.com"><fishplate@gmail.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] Air<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Thanks
all for the advice. Turned out the regulator is
ok, but the plastic knob is connected via some
very shallow splines on the stem, and doesn't
connect well. I wrapped the stem with Teflon tape
and it works ok, but I need to find a better way.
I'll check at my favorite old-fashioned hardware
store for a knob.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Mike</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 10/1/24 7:43 AM, Jeff
Scarbrough wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Is that the regulator
knob? Might be stuck or broken inside. A
picture of what you're looking at would help -
the online parts diagrams I found look like
one of those joke lists from the 80s that had
been faxed a hundred times.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at
7:43<span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM Mike
Sinclair <<a
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<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">I
have a very old small air compressor that
compresses ok, but I no longer can get it
to send air to the outlet. There is a
hand valve between the gages that turns
ok, but doesn't open the valve. It
doesn't close it very well, either. The
knob turns fine, and bottoms out in both
directions, but nothing happens. Is it
possible to buy a replacement? I'm hoping
it's just a simple remove and replace.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Sears
Model 916-176311.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Mike</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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