valve o ring?

[smallerfreeze]

s-l1600.jpg i have seen another with the o ring on it like this... its a micromag valve.. anyone care to drop some knowledge on me please?

[nak81783]

Hard to tell with the picture resolution, but it's possibly a poor attempt to seal the power tube / dump chamber, which is a threaded attachment with an oring. That looks like the wrong oring.

[blackdeath1k]

Force all dump chamber air to go forward?

[captian pinky]

powertube tip was opened up and the guy broke the original oring and replaced it with a normal one instead of the correct one.

[smallerfreeze]

powertube tip was opened up and the guy broke the original oring and replaced it with a normal one instead of the correct one.

do u think it would be safe.. or should i seek out a correct one

[smallerfreeze]

Hard to tell with the picture resolution, but it's possibly a poor attempt to seal the power tube / dump chamber, which is a threaded attachment with an oring. That looks like the wrong oring.

can you click the image to enlarge it?

[captian pinky]

can you click the image to enlarge it?

yes.
makes me wonder if he cut to much when the stock one broke or wouldnt seal.

[smallerfreeze]

yes.
makes me wonder if he cut to much when the stock one broke or wouldnt seal.

if it had been sitting for a decade, could the correct one just have gone bad and crispy?

[luke]

Pull the tip off and and inspect for damage, if the original oring groove is intact install the correct oring. Contact KKM for the correct oring.

[smallerfreeze]

Pull the tip off and and inspect for damage, if the original oring groove is intact install the correct oring. Contact KKM for the correct oring.

awesome, thanks.. do you know the exact details of what should be the correct one??? sorry for the knowledge robbery

[luke]

I sold my powertube orings to KKM so he does have the correct replacement.

The classic valve powertube tips have to be cut off one way or another (but they are also threaded) so it could be someone screwed up, only way to know is to inspect it. That said, pull the tip off and post some UP CLOSE pictures and we'll have a look.

[smallerfreeze]

I sold my powertube orings to KKM so he does have the correct replacement.

The classic valve powertube tips have to be cut off one way or another (but they are also threaded) so it could be someone screwed up, only way to know is to inspect it. That said, pull the tip off and post some UP CLOSE pictures and we'll have a look.

stellar... its on the truck headed to mi casa ... ill post pics

[Tunaman]

Looks like a diamond labs back half too...too much going on with this one. I call JUNK! Another one for the Lagoon!

[smallerfreeze]

Looks like a diamond labs back half too...too much going on with this one. I call JUNK! Another one for the Lagoon!

if it works im happy with it.. this one is getting aired up

[luke]

I would pull the powertube off and inspect it before I put air through it.