Ok... I'm rather new at this vintage scuba stuff... tonight the tech at my LDS and I started going through an overhaul of a 1976 vintage Fenzy (I assume that's the date... it's the hydro on the bottle)...
Needless to say, parts didn't part like they were new... some parts flat didn't want to part... we found that by taking off the parts we could from the bottle valve and then inverting the bottle in a ultrasonic cleaner (vinegar and water)... after repeated cycles the junk that bound the threads let go enough we could actually get stuff apart.
This got me thinking... what other "tricks of the trade" for working on old gear (I also have a DA Aquamaster that's in the que to work on)... that the budding vintage rig restorer should be aware of? Do's an don'ts would be greatfully appreciated...
Thanks...
(... and the valve looks incredible now that we've gotten it cleaned... heck the valve seat is even in amazingly good shape...)
Needless to say, parts didn't part like they were new... some parts flat didn't want to part... we found that by taking off the parts we could from the bottle valve and then inverting the bottle in a ultrasonic cleaner (vinegar and water)... after repeated cycles the junk that bound the threads let go enough we could actually get stuff apart.
This got me thinking... what other "tricks of the trade" for working on old gear (I also have a DA Aquamaster that's in the que to work on)... that the budding vintage rig restorer should be aware of? Do's an don'ts would be greatfully appreciated...
Thanks...
(... and the valve looks incredible now that we've gotten it cleaned... heck the valve seat is even in amazingly good shape...)