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Re: PE8 oil leak??
Ouch....
Sorry to say but when you get a good deal.... sometimes it's not a good deal....
Buy used means no warranty either. Bob Eichelberg will be here next week, I'll show him this thread and ask him for his suggestions. My guess is he'll say to send it in to have it repaired by an authorized FLEX repair facility.
Bummer man....
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Thanks Mike, I would appreciate that.
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I've had no problems with mine, and really like the little ripsnorter.
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Re: PE8 oil leak??
Originally Posted by
Mike Phillips
Ouch....
Sorry to say but when you get a good deal....
sometimes it's not a good deal....
Buy used means no warranty either.
Bob Eichelberg will be here next week, I'll show
him this thread and ask him for his suggestions.
My guess is he'll say to send it in to have it
repaired by an authorized FLEX repair facility.
Bummer man....
Originally Posted by
spazzz
Thanks Mike, I would appreciate that.
For some strange reason...
This reminds me of the song:
”Reviewing the Situation”
from:
Bob
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk."
~Joaquin de Setanti
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Re: PE8 oil leak??
jeez Bob, that reminds me of my daughter saying whatever dad.
Anyway, I already ordered the oring/washer from Powerhouse.
I will get some wolf head grease and repack it.
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Mine did the same thing since new. They fixed it under warranty. Starting to do it again. Very nice machine though.
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Originally Posted by
Whitewater25
Mine did the same thing since new. They fixed it under warranty. Starting to do it again. Very nice machine though.
This is exactly what scares people away from owning excellent tools.
It should be an easy fix and not a big deal. For cryin out loud lets DIY these things. I don't know if it's the oring for sure but it sure looks like a seal problem.
Even under warranty, my god if it's as simple as an oring slap one in and quit crying.If it starts on fire then maybe the warranty would come in handy
I don't know if the original warranty covers shipping to and from or what. I would rather spend $7 on an oring and do it myself then ship it off for how ever long.
Either way this is a part defect with a simple solution. I read something about the mini DA doing the same thing.
To bad they don't have recalls like cars
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Originally Posted by
spazzz
jeez Bob, that reminds me of my
daughter saying whatever dad.
In that case, your parenting/child-rearing
skills are to be applauded.
Bob
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk."
~Joaquin de Setanti
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Depending on what Flex decides to do I would either measure the o ring and replace or squeeze a small amount of a high heat permatex sealer type of product on it ,,all it has to is seal the damaged part of the O ring to prevent oil leakage,,just don't goop it on like a shadetree hick.
“I have trouble with names and faces, but I never forget a car.”
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