Parker 75 feed problems?

[MuddyWaters]

Hi, thanks for reading. I am totally a beginner when it comes to vintage Parker pens. I have a 51 and a 75, the latter of which was given to me by my uncle. I do quite like the 75.

 

However, the pen needs me to prime the feed every few lines after the nib dries out. The nib is a soft one but I am not flexing the pen purposefully; just writing in cursive. Is this a known issue or should do something about it? I use Pelikan 4001 Black. Thanks!

[halffriedchicken]

That sounds unusual to me. I use my FIL's old Parker 75 and I haven't had to prime the feed. My copy writes well without issues.

[MuddyWaters]

I find it strange too. I'll have to clean the pen thoroughly after this fill and re-test it after that.

[Mr Gutsy]

Could the nib/feed not be seated correctly, blocking the ink flow?

[Carrau]

I have several 75s, only one of which had the same issue with flow.  I soaked it, treated it with ultrasound, and eventually took the nib and feed apart (not easily done in a 75) and cleaned it, and didn’t make any effort to modify the feed in any way. I never found any significant ink buildup as a problem, and when reassembled the issue remained.  Eventually I replaced the nib unit from another 75.  My other 75s never exhibited any flow issues.

[senzen]

Sounds unusual to me too, I have the 75 as one of the more reliable pens; there might however be some crud between nib and feed, I would just leave the assembly soaking in a drop of dishwashing liquid in a cup of water for a few days, and then flush with a bulb syringe.

[Carguy]

I’ve only had this issue in one of my 75’s - horribly so with an XF nib, so I stick to M nibs on my 3 75’s I currently have 

[zhuzhukare]

A new inker can solve this problem