Waterman W2 doesn't fill properly....

I have a waterman W2 that I really like.

Whenever, I clean it up, I remove the feed and the nib.
However, when I insert the feed and nib back, I cannot fill it up completely.
Actually, the ink fills up the feed and not higher. At least that’s my explanation. Because after a couple of days, it dries up.
The sac is alright, by the way.
My question: Is it because the feed is stuffed to the end or is there another reason….

Thanks..

Just so you know, removing the nib and feed is *not* part of a regular maintenance of a fountain pen.

You should only do it when you are solving a problem with ink flow, or if you're replacing either the nib or feed or both.

The issue of filling should be tested with water first. With the nib and feed in their place, what happen when you operate the lever? Do water get in and out of the sac or not?

Only when you have confirmed that the lever/sac works with water, then you test it with ink.

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Originally Posted by penwash

Just so you know, removing the nib and feed is *not* part of a regular maintenance of a fountain pen.

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I assume what you say, pertains to vintage pens?

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Originally Posted by penwash

You should only do it when you are solving a problem with ink flow, or if you're replacing either the nib or feed or both.

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I wasn't aware of that. Thank you for pointing that out to me.

The issue of filling should be tested with water first. With the nib and feed in their place, what happen when you operate the lever? Do water get in and out of the sac or not?

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Originally Posted by penwash

Only when you have confirmed that the lever/sac works with water, then you test it with ink.

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I did a water test. Several times. Between 12-14 drops of water were expelled each time.

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Originally Posted by Yazeh

I assume what you say, pertains to vintage pens?

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Originally Posted by penwash

You should only do it when you are solving a problem with ink flow, or if you're replacing either the nib or feed or both.

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I wasn't aware of that. Thank you for pointing that out to me.

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Originally Posted by penwash

The issue of filling should be tested with water first. With the nib and feed in their place, what happen when you operate the lever? Do water get in and out of the sac or not?

Only when you have confirmed that the lever/sac works with water, then you test it with ink.

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I did a water test. Several times. Between 12-14 drops of water were expelled each time.

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What I said about not removing nib and feed regularly, applies to all pens, vintage or modern. Nib and feed are never meant for constant removal, once it's setup to provide good ink flow, you don't want to mess with it again until/unless it stopped working.

Only a few drops of water? There should be more.

That indicates that the ink sac (and maybe lever) is not working properly. And there could be a few things that causes this issue.

If the pen was restored recently by the seller (or someone hired by the seller), ask if you could send it back for a service.

I did a more precise experiment.
0.9 ml to be precise....Maybe I was worried for nothing.....