Tippmann 98 Leak Help

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   I know there's like a 100 of these but i felt as if I should post this. I have a leak on my Tippy 98 platinum; the leak is where the hose connects to the valve. I inspected my valve and saw a little dent in it (I had tightened it wrong) so I ordered a new one. Nonetheless, when I re assembled the marker with the new valve the problem persisted. I took it off and re tightened it over and over and over again making sure that it was seated properly. My last few tries i got the leak to be very minuscule however still audible. Could it be my hose? Is there any way for sure to tell? I really don't wanna buy another part if I don't have to. Plus, I have a paintball trip on Saturday and would really really like to be able to use my gun lol

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Trixxter13 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 16 January 2014 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Trixxter13 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Tippmann 98 Leak Help Posted: 16 January 2014 at 3:10am
	I know there's like a 100 of these but i felt as if I should post this. I have a leak on my Tippy 98 platinum; the leak is where the hose connects to the valve. I inspected my valve and saw a little dent in it (I had tightened it wrong) so I ordered a new one. Nonetheless, when I re assembled the marker with the new valve the problem persisted. I took it off and re tightened it over and over and over again making sure that it was seated properly. My last few tries i got the leak to be very minuscule however still audible. Could it be my hose? Is there any way for sure to tell? I really don't wanna buy another part if I don't have to. Plus, I have a paintball trip on Saturday and would really really like to be able to use my gun lol

tallen702 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Hipster before Hipster was cool... Joined: 10 June 2002 Location: Under Your Bed Status: Offline Points: 11851	Post Options Post Reply Quote tallen702 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 January 2014 at 8:47am
	Have you tried replacing the o-ring that goes between the gas line and the valve? That would be my first guess. If you had a bent spot on your valve body, I'd guess that the o-ring became damaged as well.
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Trixxter13 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 16 January 2014 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Trixxter13 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 January 2014 at 12:38pm
	Yep brand new o ring....still leaks :/

Trixxter13 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 16 January 2014 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Trixxter13 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 January 2014 at 7:24pm
	Anyone else?

Ceesman762 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Time for a C-Section! Joined: 15 November 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5029	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ceesman762 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 January 2014 at 10:08am
	It could be the hose itself has a crack not visible to you on the thread/connections. Have you tried some teflon tape on the threads?
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