Kind of a simple/silly question, but reading through the manual I have and also scouring the internet, I cannot find any info on the fitting type or size for the 1720 hose to cylinder connections. I want to take the cylinders off for a rebuild and want to have caps & plugs on hand before doing any disconnecting. The connections from the hose to the 90 elbow at the cylinders appear to be a JIC type of fitting as there are only 3 threads showing on the male part of the elbow (hose end is female). IME, if these were straight pipe threads, there would be more threads showing, and I also cannot see any taper to the threads, but kind of hard to eyeball that with only 3 threads....
If anyone has any info to share on the type of fitting, it would be greatly appreciated. Not as concerned about the size, but if someone knows off hand, that saves me from breaking out the calipers.
Is Messicks the best place to get cylinder rebuild kits?
Does anyone think the rust on the end of the attachment cylinder rods is something that should be addressed? I have not spent any time trying to clean them up, but I suspect they won't clean up enough to be able to hold pressure. The bucket stop is what limits retraction travel, anyone know if there is an internal spacer that also keeps them from fully retracting? I would hate to rebuild the cylinders, not address the rod corrosion, and sometime in the future retract the rod too far for some reason and waste the head seals.
If anyone has any info to share on the type of fitting, it would be greatly appreciated. Not as concerned about the size, but if someone knows off hand, that saves me from breaking out the calipers.
Is Messicks the best place to get cylinder rebuild kits?
Does anyone think the rust on the end of the attachment cylinder rods is something that should be addressed? I have not spent any time trying to clean them up, but I suspect they won't clean up enough to be able to hold pressure. The bucket stop is what limits retraction travel, anyone know if there is an internal spacer that also keeps them from fully retracting? I would hate to rebuild the cylinders, not address the rod corrosion, and sometime in the future retract the rod too far for some reason and waste the head seals.