Can't Get My Snorkel To Work

[marlinspike]

I have a snorkel that was completely dried out internally. I replaced the sac, the o ring at the back, and the gasket around the snorkel at the front. It still doesn't work. If I take the sac protector/sac/fill tube assembly out of the pen, cover the side holes, and blow on the back, it will compress the sac and when i release my lips fill the pen, so I think that means the sac is still glued on properly. The o-ring is doing its job (blowing on the tube, air can only pas when the plunger is pulled all the way back or pushed all the way in). Any other ideas? It seems to fill slightly if I push the plunger down very hard, but that's it, and still not much of a fill.

[Flounder]

Choked snorkel tube, I think. The channel between its rubber whatsits is very thin.

[AGxM]

Choked snorkel tube, I think. The channel between its rubber whatsits is very thin.

 

There's a technical description for you.....'rubber whatsits'

[marlinspike]

It ended up being the blind cap seal actually. All good now.

[Flounder]

Hmm, wasn't expecting that from a dried out pen! I'm glad, much easier to swap a blind cap seal than declog a snrkel tube, you dodged a bullet.

[marlinspike]

Hmm, wasn't expecting that from a dried out pen! I'm glad, much easier to swap a blind cap seal than declog a snrkel tube, you dodged a bullet.

Actually, didn't even have to change the blind cap seal (I didn't have one on hand), I just took it out and put it back in and it worked again.

[pen lady]

I keep the trimmed off ends of latex sacs to shape into blind cap seals. I forget which professional repairer gave me that tip. I also keep the bigger ones to stretch over the jaws of my section pliers for extra cushioning and grip.

Edited February 23, 2018 by pen lady

[mitto]

Good to know you got your snorkel to work properly. Enjoy.