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Eat Italian food. It might help.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 2:41
AM
Subject: [VAC] Re: Dump Valve - 63
Globetrotter
If all else fail you can use Power Steering fluid
to lubricate. It is the lightest oil we use routinely in our
pullers.
Bob
At 02:10 PM 4/4/01 -0400, you wrote:
> My Bambi's dump valve got very
stiff and hard to pull. .................
The fix that
> worked for
me was to pour a cup or two of automotive antifreeze down the
toilet
into
> an empty tank. ..................... I let it sit for
several days and
that slippery
> stuff worked it's way into the
valve and it still works well with a touch
up every
> now &
then.
>
Whew, I'm getting very confused. My owner's manual
says never to allow
automotive antifreeze to stay in the holding tank as
it will damage the gate
valve seals. Rather, the recommendation I
read is to lubricate the seals
and or use a tank treatment that has a
lubricant. An friend A/Ser says to
physically lubricate the
gaskets. Sounds messy, but sure?
Hope the list gives me some
guidance for when I start using my new gate
valve. I note that it
gets very difficult to open when standing closed.
Maybe it should be left
in the open position when it's not being
used?
'69 Safari, Joy
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