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SJX426
I picked this up several years ago at the Recyclery in Portland OR for about $50 NOS. Been using it since and just recently checked the check valve, which wasn't working well. Now it works better than new!
The chuck works great! Never have a problem with it.
P1040757 on Flick
I have a triangular base like that one as well, except the chuck, Silca labeled, is aluminum, and the sticker is different. I bought mine NOS off eBay and worked great for a year or two, then had all kinds of problems. I replaced all kinds of parts, including the check valve, and it got worse, to the point the gauge stopped working and I blew up over pressurized tires. Mine has aluminum chuck, aluminum barrel, and most importantly, cast aluminum manifold, which I think corroded in my humid climate. I wonder if it was the first cost saving effort when it was moved to USA. Otherwise, maybe a weird effort at a fake. Would someone fake a Silca?
At any rate, I replaced it with a like new Pista Plus off local CL and I’m happy again.
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