powertube help

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   so i just got back from paintballing at a friends house and got about 300 shots form my 20 oz and 100 shots from my 12 oz. i took it apart after i used the 20 oz tank and replaced all internals......except for the powertube with the parts kit a frind gave me. so i took it apart after i got 100 shots from my 12 oz and took apart the powertube and found something odd.........on the metal thing inside the powertube where the two screws go into the gun i found something red that looks like it seals the powertube....and in one of those holes the red sealant had a hole in it. i put the gun back together with teflon tape in those screws and threw my 9 oz on, and got about 300 shots. also co2 comes out of the top of my gun in front the the rear sight, in the middle where the two recievers meet. **edited** could be my problem here?
 here is a pic of what i mean. notice on the right how u can see the metal inside the hole and on the left it is all dark.

Edited by 98 C - 15 July 2007 at 6:17pm

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98 C Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 18 April 2006 Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote 98 C Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: powertube help Posted: 15 July 2007 at 6:15pm
	so i just got back from paintballing at a friends house and got about 300 shots form my 20 oz and 100 shots from my 12 oz. i took it apart after i used the 20 oz tank and replaced all internals......except for the powertube with the parts kit a frind gave me. so i took it apart after i got 100 shots from my 12 oz and took apart the powertube and found something odd.........on the metal thing inside the powertube where the two screws go into the gun i found something red that looks like it seals the powertube....and in one of those holes the red sealant had a hole in it. i put the gun back together with teflon tape in those screws and threw my 9 oz on, and got about 300 shots. also co2 comes out of the top of my gun in front the the rear sight, in the middle where the two recievers meet. edited could be my problem here? here is a pic of what i mean. notice on the right how u can see the metal inside the hole and on the left it is all dark. Edited by 98 C - 15 July 2007 at 6:17pm

Bruce A. Frank Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member KRL Reincarnated? Joined: 27 March 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3063	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bruce A. Frank Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 July 2007 at 3:41am
	Come on 98, post a picture in which something is actually visible. The power valve screws are sometimes installed with LocTite (the red stuff) at the factory to prevent loosening. If in some way the hole into which the screw fits were punched through into the inside of the Power valve, there would be no loss of gas, because the screw with the LocTite on it is sealing the hole. Edited by Bruce A. Frank - 16 July 2007 at 3:41am


98 C Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 18 April 2006 Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote 98 C Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 July 2007 at 3:45pm
	Sorry for the bad resoultion pic......it was taken with my phone at my friends house.......I'll try to get another one up today before I go to work.

Ilford Rule Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: 05 December 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1460	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ilford Rule Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 July 2007 at 5:36pm
	As long as the threads in the power valve aren't stripped, then they aren't your problem. Sounds like the ASA might be the problem (the post may be too short), or an obstruction in the gas line somewhere...
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