jbg00d
10-26-2007, 01:00 AM
There were some guys that were concerned about changing out tank regulators and I thought I'd let them know how it went.
Anyway, I managed to uninstall and reinstall a new dynaflow reg without any problems.
The tank is holding 2000psi as I write this post; yea!
The change out was relatively easy. I thought the factory installed reg would have been much harder to unscrew than it was, but it came right off.
How I did I do it?
I took the gage and the fill nipple off and replaced them with 1/8" pipe plugs in order to have something to hold on to while in the vise. I used 2X4's so it wouldn't damage the old regulator while I unscrewed the tank.
Once the reg. was off, I checked to make sure nothing fell into the tank and also made sure the tank threads were clean.
After I inspected the tank, I then put some blue loctite on the threads of the new regulator, screwed it on hand tight then put it back in the vise and finished it off. I let the loctite dry two days before filling just to be sure it would hold.
The tank is in the garage and is holding 2000psi for the last three hours. We'll see how it looks tomorrow when I get home from work. I'll update you then.
Brian
Anyway, I managed to uninstall and reinstall a new dynaflow reg without any problems.
The tank is holding 2000psi as I write this post; yea!
The change out was relatively easy. I thought the factory installed reg would have been much harder to unscrew than it was, but it came right off.
How I did I do it?
I took the gage and the fill nipple off and replaced them with 1/8" pipe plugs in order to have something to hold on to while in the vise. I used 2X4's so it wouldn't damage the old regulator while I unscrewed the tank.
Once the reg. was off, I checked to make sure nothing fell into the tank and also made sure the tank threads were clean.
After I inspected the tank, I then put some blue loctite on the threads of the new regulator, screwed it on hand tight then put it back in the vise and finished it off. I let the loctite dry two days before filling just to be sure it would hold.
The tank is in the garage and is holding 2000psi for the last three hours. We'll see how it looks tomorrow when I get home from work. I'll update you then.
Brian