Is it normal for the spacer in the power tube on a classic valve to be a bit loose when everything is put together?
I recently re-built a valve, and I can hear the spacer rattle around slightly in the power tube when I shake the valve. Its clear when I tighten the power tube tip there is no resistance from the spacer and that it has some wiggle room between the power tube tip and the o ring.
Is that normal?
The valve appears to fire and function fine.
As a test I tried all the spacers and even the longest still rattles. I'm a bit confused as I thought the point was for the different sized spacers to apply more or less pressure on the power tube o-ring.
Thanks for any insight :)
I recently re-built a valve, and I can hear the spacer rattle around slightly in the power tube when I shake the valve. Its clear when I tighten the power tube tip there is no resistance from the spacer and that it has some wiggle room between the power tube tip and the o ring.
Is that normal?
The valve appears to fire and function fine.
As a test I tried all the spacers and even the longest still rattles. I'm a bit confused as I thought the point was for the different sized spacers to apply more or less pressure on the power tube o-ring.
Thanks for any insight :)