<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>Argintina sounds fun! No prob. I have it written down somewhere. My record keeping practices could be much better. Haha. </div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Scott Waters</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:75%;color:#575757">Sent from my U.S. Cellular© Smartphone</div></div> <br>Alec Smyth <alecsmyth@gmail.com> wrote:<br><div dir="ltr">Sorry, I'm in Argentina at present so can't just walk over to the sub to look it up. But the one I bought on eBay says 14DKM4-S4-A. These things are crazily expensive if bought new, I'd try to find them on eBay if possible!<div>
<br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br>Alec </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 9:22 AM, swaters <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com" target="_blank">swaters@waters-ks.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div>Ok. I think I am going to order a extra valve. Do you remember the swagelock number for that valve?</div><div class="">
<div>Thanks,</div><div>Scott Waters</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:75%;color:#575757">Sent from my U.S. Cellular© Smartphone</div></div> <br></div><div><div class="h5">
Private <<a href="mailto:alecsmyth@gmail.com" target="_blank">alecsmyth@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><div>Hi Scott,</div><div><br></div><div>My valve issue was entirely sloppiness. I had added a port to the little HP manifold, and didn't clean the inside of the manifold properly after cutting the thread on that extra port. Metal chips got into the valves and interfered with proper seating. Two of the valves I was able to clean, but one I think got its seat damaged because I was just never able to make a good seal on it again. I currently have the manifold out of the sub for cleaning, and got a replacement valve on eBay. </div>
<div><br></div><div>I would suggest taking the problem valve apart to see whether something has got in there. What you say about storing them open makes sense, and I'll do that in the future, but I haven't yet had a valve issue after winter storage. I have had issues with the electricals. Last winter a speed controller blew after it's first minute or so of spring running, and this year I had one that wouldn't work at all for the first few minutes but has acted normally once it came on. Maybe the cold made some relays "sticky" to begin with.</div>
<div><br></div><div>We must be doing very similar things on our boats right now!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Alec<br><br><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Mar 23, 2014, at 12:23 AM, swaters <<a href="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com" target="_blank">swaters@waters-ks.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>Alec,</div><div>I remember at the psubs conference in Islamorada you had a malfunction on the needle valve from Swagelock. I am preping my sub for this season and noticed a air leak. It is comming from one of the same needle valves. Did you end up just buying a new one or did you repair it? I am thinking based on the way these work they need to be stored in the open position. Do you think that is correct?</div>
<div>Thanks,</div><div>Scott Waters</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:75%;color:#575757">Sent from my U.S. Cellular© Smartphone</div></div> </div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">
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