rebuild fuel selector valve

[TomM]

I was wondering if there was any follow up to this posting. I got to fly my skymaster for the very first time today.....and what a machine these things are!!!! What I found out was that when we were flying on the main tanks, the front engine would also pull fuel from the aux tank. 2.5 hours of flying time used 8 gallons out of the left aux tank. I moved the selector valve around a bunch of times to see if there was something stuck in it that could get worked out, but used about the same out of the aux tank on the next 2.5 hour flight. I am thinking the balls and seats have corrosion on them as was shown in the pictures in the post. I didn't want to have my mechanic rip it apart until he was certain he could replace those clips if one were to be broken or lost in the process.

Also, in the post below there is mention of B and S in Wichita. Did you ever reach out to them regarding rebuilding the valve? Just trying to wrap my head around all the options.

Thanks much guys!!!