Originally Posted by herr_oberst (Post 12585984)

I wonder if anyone has an old part you could buy or have and re-engineer it with better bushings or whatever to make it work better longer.

Maybe try to hook up a cable to the valve and just open and close it manually.

I just looked that baby up on the google. The cost of the part alone is obscene. If the hobart dealer had had a new part in stock, your repair bill would have been double.