I picked up 2 sets of Dacor 900 First stage/Pacer XLsecond and Olympic 200 octos. I think they had been serviced/used probably until the mid 2000s. I've hooked them to a tank with 500 psi or so and one breaths a bit hard, the other though seems to breath just fine.
I'm not sure if I should keep them and try my hand at servicing them myself and just use them at the quarry/pool or something. I honestly didn't realize how old they were when I saw them and bought them from craigslist without doing any research. I didn't give a lot of money so it's not a huge deal. I would think it would be kinda cool to play with them though.
Another question being, it seems like everybody is real big on annual to bi-annual servicing of their gear but then I hear some guys who just service it when it doesn't work right.
So, does anybody know of anyone who can service these or where I could find the proper o-rings, HP seats, diaphragms and what not? Do the diaphragms even need replacing if the second works fine? It looks like it's not a normal service item as is.
It also sounds like I need some special tools for working on regs too, which is why i'd be open to finding somebody who can work on them, even if it meant shipping them off. I'd even be up to somebody showing me the ropes if I could supply parts and had the tools we could use if anybody is local to Raleigh, NC.
Any help would be much appreciated!