Treso Nipple flash hole...

[Trinidad Bill]

Since a stock Old Army nipple rounded, I just switched to Treso nipples. I neglected to really understand how small the flash hole in the Treso nipple is. I had a misfire on my second full cylinder because I neglected to clean the flash hole. And….none of my nipple picks will fit through the flash hole!

Is there a substitute out there that others have used or are using? I need to find something while I try to acquire a smaller nipple pick?

BTW I used an Easy Out (after a couple of hours of soaking in penetrating oil) to remove the stock Old Army stuck nipple. It worked great!

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Is there a substitute out there that others have used or are using? I need to find something while I try to acquire a smaller nipple pick?

My pick fits and yea they are small, which helps keeps the caps from blowing off after firing. Try a needls/pin.
Jim

 

[Trinidad Bill]

Is there a substitute out there that others have used or are using? I need to find something while I try to acquire a smaller nipple pick?

My pick fits and yea they are small, which helps keeps the caps from blowing off after firing. Try a needls/pin.
Jim

Good call Jim, a small safety pin works great! Thanks.

 

[contender]

I have also found that a welders torch head file set does wonders for such small holes. (It's a small set of round files in a fold up cover that is used to clean the nozzles in welding and torch heads. Very tiny round files that will clean a lot of different small holes. NOT for serious filing work, just cleaning.)

 

[edlmann]

. . . Treso nipples. I neglected to really understand how small the flash hole in the Treso nipple is. I had a misfire on my second full cylinder because I neglected to clean the flash hole. And….none of my nipple picks will fit through the flash hole!
Is there a substitute out there that others have used or are using? I need to find something while I try to acquire a smaller nipple pick?

I suspect the proper sized numbered drill bit might work, held between the fingers, but I have no idea what that size would be.

 

[Trinidad Bill]

I have also found that a welders torch head file set does wonders for such small holes. (It's a small set of round files in a fold up cover that is used to clean the nozzles in welding and torch heads. Very tiny round files that will clean a lot of different small holes. NOT for serious filing work, just cleaning.)

Contender... great tip! I picked up a set at my local Big R. They work perfectly and I am sure I will find other uses for them (like the nozzles on my waste oil furnaces!). $5.00 well spent!