Looking for vintage doubles manifold parts.

[rhwestfall]

I have two that are Dacors, similar but not exactly the same. My dive shops gives me loads of this old stuff including old double hose regs, just ask @James79

Pure jealousy...

 

[John C. Ratliff]

What did you do, Gorilla tape the J rod on?!

No, because I like to use the J-valve, and no one any longer carries the "L" shaped metal piece with a hole in it for the rod to be captured by the band, I simply used duct tape to secure it to the side of the tank. What you cannot see is that the area where the J-valve rod is going along the tape has another piece inside, so the take holds it in place without restriction.

IMG_1460 by John Ratliff, on Flickr
Here's the duct take on my tank, with another piece stuck on the adhesive side, so that the rod can travel free.

IMG_1457 by John Ratliff, on Flickr
Here's that "L" shaped piece that I use on a different set of doubles.

SeaRat


SeaRat

 

[rhwestfall]

No, because I like to use the J-valve, and no one any longer carries the "L" shaped metal piece with a hole in it for the rod to be captured by the band, I simply used duct tape to secure it to the side of the tank. What you cannot see is that the area where the J-valve rod is going along the tape has another piece inside, so the take holds it in place without restriction.

IMG_1460 by John Ratliff, on Flickr

SeaRat

I cut a short piece of webbing and clamped it in the band. The tag end has a hole (actually got fancy and punched a grommet in it) the rod goes through. Works fantastic!

 

[John C. Ratliff]

8" and they were round bottom aluminums. I have a set in my basement. They weren't DOT tanks.

What are you looking for to rebuild it? If you are reusing the seats, everything else is just common Orings.

If you need a pull rod, I have 100 or so laying around. No, I'm not exaggerating.

These are the original Navy non-mag doubles. Yes I know I have the wrong manifold on them.
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Wow, there are still a set of the Navy non-magnetic doubles around. Here's a photo of that kind of set I took in 1967 while attending the U.S. Naval School for Underwater Swimmers at Key West, Florida.

USS Divers waiting by John Ratliff, on Flickr