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Old 01-07-2015, 02:59 PM
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it means the bowls won't fill fast enough.

Carefully disassemble the valve and soak it a bit in something that removes gunk. (kerosene; simple green, etc).

The diaphragm is likely kaput and needs to be replaced. It's not cheap, so don't help it along by flexing it by hand.

Don't break the bronze housing by over tightening it on reassembly. Hand tight until it doesn't leak is fine. The two crush washers that surround the banjo fitting can be reused if they are not overly damaged from the last guy overdoing the tightening.

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