Riello RBD problem

lumos

Was bleeding my burner this evening and accidentally loosened the bleed screw a little too much, it popped out which I thought was no big deal except for now the bloody thing will not go back in. I have been trying for like the last hour. Can anyone help me here I'm bloddy freezing and seriously frustrated.

I am not able to post an image of the bleed screw but I have done this before so I know it's the right one.

anthonyos

Are you turning it the right way clockwise. .you might of damaged the threads

lumos

anthonyos wrote: »

Are you turning it the right way clockwise. .you might of damaged the threads

Yes, I am turning it clockwise, I don't see how I could have damaged the threads, it was the first thing I checked for, it looks and feels fine.

JamesM

anthonyos wrote: »

Are you turning it the right way clockwise. .you might of damaged the threads

I thought that I was seeing things for a minute - just my eyes I guess

If there is a rubber seal on the screw, make sure that you push in the screw a bit before turning.

Wearb

You sure you haven't unscrewed the whole pressure adjusting unit?

Though I will bow to jamesm expertise on something like this.

lumos

JamesM wrote: »

I thought that I was seeing things for a minute - just my eyes I guess

If there is a rubber seal on the screw, make sure that you push in the screw a bit before turning.

I think this may be it, the threads seem to be a bit in the pipe and I can't seem to push the screw far enough in to catch. I decided, albeit reluctantly, to ring the Daddy and have him come and rescue me, independent woman and all that but don't want to do any damage.

Wearb wrote: »

You sure you haven't unscrewed the whole pressure adjusting unit?

Though I will bow to jamesm expertise on something like this.

Definitely not, I have done it a few times before, it's definitely the bleed screw.

Wearb

lumos wrote: »

I think this may be it, the threads seem to be a bit in the pipe and I can't seem to push the screw far enough in to catch. I decided, albeit reluctantly, to ring the Daddy and have him come and rescue me, independent woman and all that but don't want to do any damage.



Definitely not, I have done it a few times before, it's definitely the bleed screw.

I have been there myself. You absolutely think you have it lined up properly and keep making the same mistake. Someone else will manage it because they haven't gotten into this rut.

RJF

What did you use to remove the "bleed screw"? Was it an allen key, screwdriver or a spanner? This will confirm which screw you removed so we can give you a solution. If it was a spanner there is a washer on this bolt which people often think is the bleed screw but is actually a plug for a gauge connection. It can stick to the body of the pump and look like it is part of it. This can be slightly misaligned making it difficult to put bolt back on. Tap washer off pump, put it on the bolt and screw bolt back in.

lumos

Wearb wrote: »

I have been there myself. You absolutely think you have it lined up properly and keep making the same mistake. Someone else will manage it because they haven't gotten into this rut.

Ah thanks for making me feel better but there was indeed a tiny bit of thread damage. I don't understand how I did it but there you go. Anyway we got the screw back in and the oil working so not too bad overall. will replace the screw and the copper pipe as we don't know which is causing the issue, so to be fair not too bad.

JamesM

You put me off talking about a pipe, but I think that you are talking about the brass fitting with the bleed screw at the end. It is shown here with option 2 written on it. http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/2500/fuelpump2.jpg If it has tightened up and there is no leak, you should be OK.

JIm.

Billy Bunting

Screw screw screw!!!