Ha! Great walk down memory lane, Ira! I love the VW reference, but I gotta say, not even close. The VW axle one was way bigger. 36mm if memory serves. A monster with a 6 foot bar welded onto it. :)
Best, bmc > On Apr 27, 2017, at 18:27, Ira <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Benjamin, > > Thursday, April 27, 2017, 5:53:24 PM, you wrote: > >> Now when I activate the brew lever, the pump activates >> straight away but it sits at 4-5 bar for a good 10-15 seconds >> before ramping up to 10-11 bar. I end up with half a shot >> extracted before it hits full pressure. Taste is obviously affected. > >> Any thoughts where to start looking or diagnosing? > > Well, first off, grind finer, you might be surprised by the > results. Sadly, it's likely a clogged gicleur or maybe a leaky > one way valve in the pump and it will just get worse until it > clogs completely. the gicleur is under the cap at the top of the > group which can be easily removed with the proper sized socket. > I think it's the same one used to pull old VW Bug axle bolts. > > -- Ira > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
