Reilang oilers

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23 December 2016 at 12:14 #24957
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23 December 2016 at 12:14 #273401
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I have two Reilang oilers; one works and one doesn't and I can't find out why the one doesn't.

They are very simple bits of kit – two telescopic brass tubes with a compression spring in them and a ball valve on the outboard end.

The ball is free to come off its seat, I don't see any damage to the seat, nothing else amiss that I can see but it just won't pump.

Anybody got any ideas what to look for/at? Is there another ball at the base of the spout that I haven't noticed?
23 December 2016 at 14:07 #273417
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Not had mine for long, I did find a video on the subject of dismantling them while investigating before buying one.

There is a ball and spring at the spout base.

**LINK**

Edited By V8Eng on 23/12/2016 14:18:20
23 December 2016 at 22:36 #273517
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Well, I watched the video. The design of the oilers has certainly changed since mine were made but the basic idea is still the same.

I stripped mine down once again, poked around a bit and reassembled it. It now works, but which bit of poking did the trick, I know not.

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23 December 2016 at 23:49 #273527
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All it takes is a small particle of dirt stuck on the valve surface and they don't work, simply stripping & rebuilding often dislodges something on the valve face causing failure to generate the required pressure to flow oil,

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