Q:Recently, my best friend told me that he has tricuspid valve disease. So basically, the tricuspid valve in his heart is leaky and doesn't close tightly, allowing the blood to flow backwards.I just have a few questions about it and i don't wanna ask him because he doesn't like talking about his condition and i don't wanna make him uncomfortable. I just wanna know, is there any risk on his life or will he be able to live his life normally?Also, he doesn't take good care of himself at all. He completely ignores his condition. So i need to know, what should he avoid doing? Maybe I can prevent him from doing all the things that could hurt him. Most of all, i wanna know if there is anything I can do to help him.Guys if there's anything you can tell me, then please do. He's like my brother, we've been best friends since 1st grade and now we're both 16. I just want him to be okay.

Any sort of valve surgical technique includes exposing the aorta of the midsection, hence it rather is one among those open heart surgical technique. over the years, this has replace right into a incredibly simple technique for heart medical doctors and it has a fulfillment fee of in simple terms approximately 80-ninety 5%. there is an threat which you may choose yet another surgical technique afterwards, yet that purely happens in approximately 5-10% of sufferers that get the surgical technique. The survival fee for this operation is extremely extreme and purely 5-10% of sufferers adventure any undesirable outcomes throughout the surgical technique. This consists of an infection, stroke, allergic reaction, or bleeding. i'm going to keep you in my prayers Alex. maximum suitable of success to you!

Q:So it always seems that when I see the jet and foot valve out of a well there's a drop tube between the jet and foot valve. My question concerns this drop tube- is it necessary? I've got a leak somewhere, replaced the foot valve and still have a leak. I'm inclined to get rid of the old drop tube, it's crusty and likely to be the source of leaks either now or in the future. any reason to not just plumb the foot valve directly to the jet? Thank you kindly for useful information.

The reason for the drop tube is to possibly save you replacing a pump. All wells silt in a certain amount. Your submersible pump can withstand a certain amount of this fine silt but if it gets to be half-submerged in the stuff it will burn out. With the drop pipe in place, the foot valve will plug up first, giving you warning and a chance to shorten the pipe above the pump. Rather than fitting the foot valve directly into the bottom of the pump, you would be better advised to replace the drop tube with a new piece. Also be sure to test your foot valve while you have it out of the well. Some are faulty right out of the box. I always screw on a fitting with a snifter valve that allows me to put 150 psi of air on the foot valve over night. If it doesn't hold that, it shouldn't be at the bottom of a deep well; it's just too much darn hassle pulling them.

Q:I heard alot about blow off valves making your engine run rich, but I want to get a blow off valve or bypass valve when I get a wrx. (I know some people think they're gay) but i dont care how loud it is, just want that sound. so what's the difference? I've been looking at this one:

A blow off valve releases the air into the atmosphere which gives you the noise their known for. A bypass valve releases the air back into the intake, like a stock BOV on most turbo cars including the WRX they are also known as recirculating BOV's, and do not produce the sound that a atmospheric BOV will make. A recirculating BOV will not cause you to run rich, and thats why a lot of people recommend them unless you are running a bigger turbo/ lots of boost. However they do not always make you run rich, and i would suggest that if you do get an BOV to just install it and not mess with it. If you mess around with the spring on them it can cause compressor surge which you do not want. However, I have used the hks ssqv with none of these problems.

Q:Can leakage of heart mitral valve be treated with homeopathic medicines?My grandmom has leakage in mitral valve. I am searching for options to other than surgery to make it less painful for her. She' is above 80yrs of age. If you know of any good options for treatment , please let me know as we also consult the doctors. thank u :)

Instead of searching for a wizard to cure your grandma see a good cardiologist and ask him what to do.

Q:I have a lawn tractor with a 10 hp Tecumseh and its running so rich because of the carburetor float valve not seating. So how should I fix this?

A disfunctional float valve will cause the carburetor to flood from fuel spilling over the top of the float bowl. The float valve acts like a toilet valve and just fills the float bowl up to the top and closes until the level drops from the fuel evaporation being pulled off while running. I don't know the exact specs, but you should be able to guesstimate and adjust by bending the float tang, or just replace the float valve.

Q:Hi, I just got my 20 gallon freshwater aquarium yesterday and set it up today with the filter,water, pump,etc... I bought an AquaCulture 20-60 gallon double outlet air pump and didnt realize it had two valves. I only need to use one though ...what should I do??p.s. The bubbler thing that lets the bubbles out is a rectangle and its long but it isnt working in the middle of it...? would that be because of the double valve?p.p.s. the pump came with two check valves.Thanks, Sarah

If the pump doesn't come with any method to shut off one of the outlets, you can combine both outlets into one by using some tubing and a T-valve. You can also use an air valve and some tubing on the unneeded outlet to dead-end it, though that method may be a bit more stressful on the pump.

Q:I have a 1987 Chevy Blazer with a 5.7 liter 350 engine. Where is the PCV valve located on it?

PCV has been in one of the valve covers for Many years.

Q:I was diagnosed by 2 places that my 1995 chevy lumina needed a new egr valve due to the check engine light being on. I got a new EGR valve but the check engine light is still on. Evidently there is something else wrong with the car. Since the check engine light is still on would you figure that my EGR valve is still good and that the light comes on for some other problem?

i think your right. I'm not sure but a think your EGR valve is vacuum operated. If so, there is a vacuum solenoid to control the vacuum to the egr valve. There is also intake vacuum to this solenoid. Could be no vacuum to solenoid or a bad solenoid or wires controlling the solenoid. But also could be a completly different problem other than egr. You need to go back to the shop that put on the egr valve and find out why the egr valve didnt fix your problem. And either have them fix it right or get your money back.

Q:1999 Mercury Cougar in awesome shape no engine problems, and has just under 86000 miles. I bought it recently and the check engine light came on out of nowhere and I realized It was an EGR issue the code was p0401 insufficient flow. I had a mechanic replace the solenoid valve as well as clean all of the carbon gunk off the valve and the light was off, then suddenly POPPED back on, making me really nervous and kind of upset. So today I had a few errands to run and I said I wasn't going to go get it read again until tomorrow, and it just Went off. So Is the car just very sensitive to things and is that why it goes on and off? Or is something wrong? I'm a student who really wants to keep this car nice like I bought it.

The EGR= exhaust gas recirculation valve is a controlling device to allow inert gas into the engine at cruise. The tube below it supplies the gases and the valve directs it into the engine. Any where within this assembly carbon can build up and get lodged in the pintle of the EGR valve. Some times it is the valve and a vacuum test of the diaphragm will detect failure. Keep in mind that there are two versions of the EGR valve Positive and negative pack pressure and the test is different for a positive back pressure style valve. A flexible spring rod with a scraping device at the end wil really help in the cleaning of the tube and passages. Don't give up , your on the right road.

Q:For a project I need to know the ingredients of a product I use and I decided to use valve oil. All it says on the sticker is petroleum distillates. Can someone give me the ingredients? I need it to have atleast 5

Valve oils use proprietary formulas so it is unlikely you will be able to find out an exact composition. The basic ingredients of petroleum (as opposed to synthetic) valve oils are light machine oil (kerosene), mineral spirits and fragrance.