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    Posted: 06 August 2005 at 2:47am
is it fixed?
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well 99.9% is good enough for me



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Not all the time. Only about 99.9 percent of it.
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he is right.....all the time......



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everyone following this post, enos is almost always right (almost being all the time).  Even though he hates me, he is right.

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thats what i thought.....the along side thing of the powertube........but so far ive got no leaks.....i got so frustrated that i went downstairs and looked at this blue tape and was like whatever, and i used that, and no leaks....well tiny leaks, but there fixed now.....



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If the treads are good it is correct that the union doesn't need anything to seal. So maybe you are not screwing it in tight enough since it is a tapered pipe thread that is what is doing the sealing the sealant is mostly an added insurance. I thought of this because you said it was no trouble removing with red loctite on it. That suggested to me that it is not screwed in tight enough. (It should actually take some effort to put it in.) Also your valve may be leaking and it just looks like it is coming out of the juction because it is running along the inside of the power tube to the nearest opening. 
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oil it eh? ya i did.....still has leaks.....but i experimented and used some kind of blue tape.......no leaks.....then i got this TINY leak that im fixing with liquid teflone right now....should be dry pretty soon......then ill try putting co2 in it tomorrow.....hopefully no leaks....



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it could still be the threads that are leaking it's just coming out the power tube (path of least resistance) or this thread is a total whaste and you need to oil your valve
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i put teflon tape on it this time, i put it on very carfully.....but i still got LEAKS!!!!! i know where its leaking to.....can you tell me.....should there be air coming out of the tube of the powertube?  cause theres where the airs coming out.....and the leak to......this is really bugging me



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it fits perfectly.....so im not woried about the gap.....im only woried about the leaks ive been getting.....anyway thanks people



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do like enos said but i would recomend about 2" of tape if you're having problems sealing. another thing to watch for if you thread the vert adaptor too far into the valve it makes the gap between the vert adaptor and power tube too small and won't fit in the gun. good luck

 
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Originally posted by Stormcharger Stormcharger wrote:

If teflon tape is not providing a seal, then your fittings are bad and need to be replaced.  Enos does actually know what he's talking about, but if you don't feel the need to heed his advice, then wrapping about eight feet of duct tape around your head should solve your problem.
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Originally posted by blackdog144 blackdog144 wrote:

with the locktite, i screwd the vertical adapter in as far as it could go, and it is in there fairly good, not to far, not to far out........but i dont know why i still got leaks, so i just put some liquid teflon on there to......im this time waiting for the teflon to dry completey before i put my co2 to it......oh and ya i do have instructions, i just forgot that i did

The liquid Teflon I have does not dry...it stays sticky. Usually one puts it on the threads, tighten them and wipe off the excess.
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with the locktite, i screwd the vertical adapter in as far as it could go, and it is in there fairly good, not to far, not to far out........but i dont know why i still got leaks, so i just put some liquid teflon on there to......im this time waiting for the teflon to dry completey before i put my co2 to it......oh and ya i do have instructions, i just forgot that i did



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Originally posted by blackdog144 blackdog144 wrote:

dang never came with any instructions.....it came with LocTite thread sealent......well if this doesn't work, i have no other choice, so ill do what you say

Fact of the mater is that tapered pipe threads used in the gas line connections to the ASA and the valve should seal without Teflon or Loc Tite. The threads are tapered so that they fit closer and closer as the parts are screwed together. Teflon tape lubricates the threads so that you may tighten the union far enough to get things to seal. The liquid Teflon dope does a little bit of both...meaning that it lubricates and seals fairly well. Loc Tite is designed to hold things in place and will do some sealing but I have found it less suitable than Teflon tape unless you already have a good fitting threaded connection.
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dang never came with any instructions.....it came with locktite thread sealent......well if this doesnt work, i have no other choice, so ill do what you say



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ugh, liquid teflon is not a glue type sealant. When you remove the powertube, you need to scrape off all that old loc-tite, then start fresh by brushing on a little liquid teflon, then let it set up as the instructions state. You're better off using teflon tape though.
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no, its not cross threaded.....i carefully put it on....right now, i have like umm 3 days of locktite on it, and it still leaked, then i expirimented and put liquid teflon on the locktite, barrely any leaks, but i didnt cover the whole thread with the teflon......so im letting it dry now, hopfully no leaks



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is it cross threaded? if you cross threaded it it will never seal.
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