Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Fix Leak in Air Hawk 2 at Valve Stem


 My Air Hawk 2 started to leak. so I stuck it in water and found the leak was where the 

filling stem was attached to the bag. I tried just about every kind of sealer I could think of

to seal the leak. Nothing seemed to work and peeled right off. After contacting the company for 

a patch kit, they said nothing could be done because there is not enought surface area at the stem

to make good contact with a patch. Somebody, maybe the company said the Air Hawk 2 was made of  

PVC. Right away, I knew I had the cure. I had a box of that two part PVC Glue, the purple primer and 

clear glue. Put a dab of primer around the valve stem, then a dab of glue around the stem. Let it dry.

15000 miles later and no leak.