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I just finished talking to Mike Ellis at Newell and he said if turning the handles on and then back off didn't stop the leak to tighten the nuts on the valve stem. That should stop it. There is a plastic washer in there and can be replaced but is a difficult job. I ask him how long the hoses should last. He said they had a 82 that still had the original hoses on it and they were still OK. If there was no dry rot they should last a long time.
Steve I ask him about the gauge on the back of the Hydaulic pressure controller. He said that it was there so one could be able to tell what the pressure is (well of course). Should be about 2000 lbs. If it starts to leak plug it. I don't have one, so I guess it has already been plugged. I do have a leak somewhere on the top of it and have not found it yet. The steel connections will never rust.