valve question

[vintage]

i'm trying to make one working valve out of 2 different ones. what do you do when the 2 halves wont line up? classic valves by the way. the z loc pins are way out of place.

[Nobody]

In my opinion, or what I've learned, the z pin doesn't matter much, as it is more about the internals lining up. I would check more of why they wouldn't line up as there shouldn't be anyyhing preventing it.

[Cyco-Dude]

picture? it should work just fine...

[vintage]

screwed together tight the z lock pin nor the oil holes are not lined up with the field strip screw hole like they are on all my other valves that have their original matching halves.

[Cyco-Dude]

...they aren't supposed to be lined up with the field strip screw. line up the lines that are laser etched on the pieces; one line on the valve and the other on the regulator body.

[bowcycle]

Or line up the letters or anything else.

But if you're just going for one working valve, why not stick to one matching body and just fill it with the good internals you have from the 2?

[Laku]

Black boxes might have. Smart mags don't have any extra holes on them, and at least mine came indexed.