Sherwood LP Seat made of wax?

[jacked_72]

I picked up a Sherwood Oasis 2 today. The price was right. I had been told the regulator had been serviced. IP was 150 (on the maximum side of spec) and the secondary was free flowing like mad. I pulled the second stage apart and was very surprised to find a wax LP seat. The marks on the moisture retention fins indicated to me that someone had been there before me, though the reg is in good shape. I am wondering if Sherwood ever used a wax-based LP seat or whether some past DIYer made a fast and dirty fix. The reg is from the mid 90s. I can't imagine Sherwood would use wax. I've seen a hard wax-like substance used on the Voit MRII second stages, but no where else. Anyone know? Was wax a past temporary fix on these LP seats?

 

[WB2GLP]

Pretty scary. I would sooner use the cork from a trombone spit valve.

 

[AFdivedoc]

Sounds like a well-meaning but poorly informed diy-er tried to "pour" a new seat. I've never seen wax or soft thermoplastic used for a LP seat. The good news is the rubber seat from almost any unbalanced second stage kit will fit, or you can punch your own (a' la AWAP) and be back in business in no time.

 

[keyshunter]

I had an Oasis 2 from the early nineties, and I guarantee that the second stage seat was not wax. I am never surprised at the things home style "techs" do. One thing that does work in an absolute emergency, is to sand out the groove in the seat, and readjust the orifice.

 

[Couv]

.... One thing that does work in an absolute emergency, is to sand out the groove in the seat, and readjust the orifice.

True, but that's why I don't flip seats when I rebuild regs at home. Save flipping for the field.

 

[redacted]

I can't imagine wax working at all. Could it have been a rubber like material that degraded and started to fall apart?