Hello everyone. I recieved a 123R today but I have an issue I cannot turn the regulator. I am at work and was having a wee play and the regulator is jammed closed I removed the jet and the needle is right down. So I assume the regulator is closed I removed the retaining collar (yeah I know, Im at work, but it is quiet, the students are sitting a test) and still no joy turning the regulator with the key! Do I use pliers and force it (I don't want to!) Or should I pour some penetrating oil in the regulator and let it sit? The stove has been sitting DRY for some time. I have a new seal kit to install at home. Here is a pic.. Glenn
Keep patience with you at all times. It takes years for these to get stuck. Take your time solving it.
Don’t force it. Use some heat to the spindle, and some penetrating oil into the packing nut and spindle shaft. Tony
I added kerosene to the spindle and left her lying on her side 2 hours later I gave it a twist and it goes I will do the seals etc tomorrow night to make her roar. I am so excited
@BagheeraNZ Just a side note: linking videos to this site is fine, but as CCS does not host videos (for storage/space reasons), at some time in the future that video link may be lost due to its host’s policies or some other reason. If you have something important to convey, an uploaded photo is the better option. Cheers Tony
This is too bad Tony, small video are so popular now. My 6 months old smart phone has so much more options compared to the 6 years older one.
I agree @JP2 I like the sound and clarity a video can give. I am a visual and auditory learner and find a video best to understand.
@JP2 & @BagheeraNZ I assume the issue is cost. That is the cost of storage of data on the site. Most of the site’s Members have free access, and are not subscribers. The site’s owner and moderators do not take a salary from this site and its sister site. Cheers Tony
@BagheeraNZ I was referring only to the idea of hosting videos on the site. Hyperlinks are fine, and I’ve done it myself, but they run the risk of the hyperlink failing in the future because of the policy of the link’s host. That’s all. As someone who uses this site for research quite a bit, I often stumble across old hyperlinks that are no longer active, and the original content undiscoverable. Cheers Tony
