AL>  I've got an old Dacor pressure gauge that I bought
AL>  used quite a few years ago. It seems to work ok, but
AL>  every time it goes into the water, even on the most
AL>  shallow dives, the face fills up. I've had it worked
AL>  on by a dive shop recently, but it just keeps leaking.
Sounds like a cracked housing around the guage.  There's
really nothing that can be done to the guage except use
it till it drops and then buy a new one.
AL>  Is this a potentially dangerous situation or not?
In my opinion, YES!
AL>  I always use a J-valve, so super accuracy and reliability
AL>  aren't necessary.
If you're implying that you dive according tto the rules
of the "old school of diving"... dive till you can't breathe
anymore, then open up your reserve and surface -- I'd suggest
that you are an accident just waiting to happen.
Please consider relying on training and guages rather than
your J-valve reserve.
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