Our BC's use Schrader valves for the fill control?
Every bicyclist knows SERIOUS people use Presta!
(Yeah, I know Presta valves would not work in this application...)
The tech made some comment about cleaning a bit of corrosion out of it, so it may not be the valve itself that is the problem, but rather the seat may be degraded and allowing air to seep by. I'd think if it was as simple as just replacing a valve core, he'd have done that already. Schrader valve cores are too darn cheap to bother trying to clean; the time spent cleaning them costs more in labor than the valve costs.
I fix a lot of complicated stuff for a living, and for many years kept old cars running because we simply couldn't afford a new car, or the cost of a professional mechanic. If I end up replacing the inflator hose (and the new ones have some nicer features I wouldn't mind having anyway, such as better low-pressure inflator hose management from the regulator), I'll take the old inflator and disassemble it to see how it's all put together.
i ain't no rokkit syentest, but i is a rokkit teknishun...
Every bicyclist knows SERIOUS people use Presta!
(Yeah, I know Presta valves would not work in this application...)
The tech made some comment about cleaning a bit of corrosion out of it, so it may not be the valve itself that is the problem, but rather the seat may be degraded and allowing air to seep by. I'd think if it was as simple as just replacing a valve core, he'd have done that already. Schrader valve cores are too darn cheap to bother trying to clean; the time spent cleaning them costs more in labor than the valve costs.
I fix a lot of complicated stuff for a living, and for many years kept old cars running because we simply couldn't afford a new car, or the cost of a professional mechanic. If I end up replacing the inflator hose (and the new ones have some nicer features I wouldn't mind having anyway, such as better low-pressure inflator hose management from the regulator), I'll take the old inflator and disassemble it to see how it's all put together.
i ain't no rokkit syentest, but i is a rokkit teknishun...