10-27-2017, 09:00 AM
Just another design change I suppose. The valve stem on mine is round with a cross pin through it. I just turned a cap that would fit over the stem and drilled it so the same cross pin could be used to hold it in place. I don't have the hand grip strength I used to and needed more of a lever to crack open the valve. It seats pretty tightly.
The major flaw for me is the lousy fit between the pump handle and the valve stem on the original set-up. The ID of the handle is WAY too big and flops around on the valve stem, usually slipping off of one side of the cross pin. At first I made a different handle from a solid bar and drilled it to better fit the valve stem. But I still had an issue breaking loose the valve trying to turn the handle by hand grip alone. The side lever makes it much easier and I don't have to deal with having to pick up the pump handle all the time to work the valve.
The major flaw for me is the lousy fit between the pump handle and the valve stem on the original set-up. The ID of the handle is WAY too big and flops around on the valve stem, usually slipping off of one side of the cross pin. At first I made a different handle from a solid bar and drilled it to better fit the valve stem. But I still had an issue breaking loose the valve trying to turn the handle by hand grip alone. The side lever makes it much easier and I don't have to deal with having to pick up the pump handle all the time to work the valve.
Willie