From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
      I was given a Troy Bilt a couple of weeks ago because it "wouldn't   
   build pressure" and I think I figured out why . There is a ball check   
   vent valve on the HP outlet . The spring holds the ball off the seat   
   under normal hose pressure but as soon as the pump builds pressure the   
   ball is supposed to seal the outlet . Except the ball and spring are   
   missing ... Soooooo , the question is , if I can't find the ball and   
   spring can I just plug the hole ? I think the only difference it will   
   make is that I'll have to hold the wand trigger down while starting the   
   unit . I just replaced the bypass valve because it had a crack on the   
   piston head . I think the missing ball and spring are venting enough   
   pressure that the bypass valve never opens . I'd like to get this unit   
   running , it has higher pressure and flow rate than the last one I got   
   for free .   
   --   
   Snag   
     "They may take our lives but   
   they'll never take our freedom."   
     William Wallace   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)