Ed Sobles releaser issue
I have a double horizontal Ed Sobles releaser, yesterday it started failing to dump. It seems as one chamber filled it only partially switched in one direction, not far enough to dump that side and start filling the other chamber. I could pull the pivot plate to the other side with resistance. As side 2 filled it switched back properly. Any ideas? I wonder if the rocker arm got something between the 2 nylon or PVC surfaces and allowed a venturi leak allowing icing into the tubing which after thawing passed moisture into the piston. This morning I'll take that apart, clean the surfaces, re-lube and assemble the rocker arm. Then I'll remove the vacuum cylindar and open it up to see if any water is in it, or if any seals have failed.
Anyone have other ideas? I do own a double vertical HBR releaser which has not been used in 5 years and I have a complete seal kit to rebuild it, but that is way too tall for what I have and I'd need to make a quick adjustment to the elevation of the incoming lines. The Sobles has 14" I think height to the incoming manifold ports, I think the HBR was 22" if I recall.
Anyone ever service a Sobles double horizontal?
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