Quote Originally Posted by sross View Post
Tried to set up my new 256 and found the same crack everyone else is talking about called everlast and they said they would ship a new one outI hope they test the replacement out before they send it. This is where the chinese stuff really fails to make the quality we expect when we buy something
The problem is most likely caused by a gorilla trying to make the guages face forward by tightening them, as they are a pipe thread and a tapered thread, over tightening the guages into the valve body will split the body, a common problem caused by those who have muscles for brains.