[TheForge] Sodium filled valve stems?

Peter Fels and Phoebe Palmer [email protected]
Wed Jan 16 22:17:00 2002


At 05:19 AM 1/16/02, you wrote:
The sodium is for accelerated heat transfer...fancy stuff.
I don't know how to tell so I just stick with valves from old machinery.
Don't know the other answers either...some help, eh?......Pete



>Hey,
>
>What's up with the sodium filled valve stems?  Why do they do it?  How can I
>tell if one is sodium filled?  What happens to my day if I cut one that is
>sodium filled?  And finally, what are regular valves made of?
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Jeff Valentine
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