More on Dust Valves
Tom Holdener
Pinole, CA
Tech Tip #58 (Summer 1992 Moss Motoring) makes a mountain out of a molehill. There is a much easier way to get the mud out of your dust valve. SImply "roto-root" the drain hole and tube, using a coathanger wire or a welding rod and a cordless drill. Bend a small offset about 4-6" from the end of the wire and fish it through the drain hole until it comes out the slit at the bottom of the tube. Pour some water (if it isn't already full of it) down the air intake, while spinning the wire with the drill to flush the mud and junk out of it. It takes less that 5 minutes to do this, and I've done it about every other year for the last 12 years to prevent the problem.
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