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Matthew wrote:

I put the pen underwater and started working the piston...

If you did that literally, you'd better take the pen apart and dry it out
posthaste. The spring will rust like *that* (and of course, the only way to
get a replacement is to buy another Snorkel...).

Check e.g. Richard Binder's site for Snorkel instructions, but in general,
never submerge the pen past the end of the section, and never draw back on
the Touchdown tube when the point is submerged. Both can get ink or water
into the filling mechanism, and that's bad news.

Brian
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