New to me 98c. Some Problems, Some Pictures.

 Hey I just bought a used 98C and am having a few problems identifying some parts, and what will be compatible with it if I change those parts. It seems like an older model 98 with older upgrade parts, but I can't seem to find any of them for sale, or previously for sale for information on them.

 It has an electronic trigger, but the board says Humphrey's on it and I can't seem to find anything even similar to it. The power tube is cracked from the last owner and it seems like he tried to do a BS repair on it. If I replace the tube with an aluminum one how do I determine if I need to replace the valve? Also the front grip leaks, but I assume that is the little tiny o-ring in it. It's the only one I haven't replaced in the whole gun as I can't find one small enough yet. The factory finish went to hell so I decided to rip it apart and try my luck at repainting it. I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking. :)

 Started with this.

 Some of the peeling.

 I had it one day and figured, what the hell I'll rip it apart! Lol.

 Paint stripper, and 20 minutes on the wire wheel.

 OD Base Coat.

 "Done".

 Together except for 9v battery, and cover.

 The trigger setup. Not sure where anyone would buy this. I gotta replace these messy wires though. Is there supposed to be a bolt, or set screw in the hole above the black line?



 That's all of it. Any help would be much appreciated, or just a direction to a thread I can read through. I've looked/read through most of the FAQ's and didn't see much that pertains to this setup. Thanks in advance! Think I'm going to polish up some of the internal pieces as well up top. Can't hurt.


 Alex


Edited by Alx2785 - 27 July 2010 at 3:14am

 Sweet that help a ton with troubleshooting this leak! And tuning the gun properly as well. Thanks for the info! Gotta fill this tank up again so I can see if pin point it now! Thanks again!
 
Alex

 From what I understand that would pretty much be an expansion chamber correct?

 Alright I understand that it's just confusing at first. This setup that is. Lol. I assumed with the LPK and e-bolt I'd need some kind of actual adjustable regulator, but maybe not. When I bought it from the guy he said this was how he ran for the years he played with it so I don't see why I'd have to mess with it. It came with a carbon tank, HPA I assume, and a remote line. I hope it passes the hydro since it's very much out of date.


 Here is the regulator apart, missing the o-ring. I removed it since it was just chewed up and falling apart. It seems like it was leaking from that part though. It was a good deal for the entire setup ($100) so I don't mind replacing a lot of things. Doesn't seem like I need to mess with it much though. Now I have to find a place that can fill this tank or go back to co2 on it.


 Oh and from what I understand from reading around some websites is that to adjust for velocity I should put the adjustment screw to about flush on the power tube and adjust for velocity on the LPK side. That sound about right?

 Alex


Edited by Alx2785 - 29 July 2010 at 4:44pm

 Ok so the regulator is actually on the "stock", it's a LP Regulator to go with the ebolt. It's a proshop regulator that the air supply hooks up to. I guess the front grip part is more like a secondary relief regulator, and not really THE regulator for the system.


 It's hard finding info for this damn setup! Lol.

 Alex

Hey, i got a question, how did you get the paint off that gun so good?

panhead4411 wrote: Looks like he used a wire brush wheel....thats my guess.  Only b/c i've used it before and the finish looks similar.  Nice job though.

Or you could read the line between the 3rd and fourth pic where is says:  " Paint stripper, and 20 minutes on the wire wheel."

 So I finally got all the parts sorted but this damn thing still leaks. It WAS leaking out of the oring, which I finally found the right size too, but now it leaks straight out of the bottom of that regulator thing. Anyone reccomend something that is a straight replacement for it? Not a Tippmann part preferably as it seems they are all junk as far as that regulator goes.

 Is this pretty much what I will need to replace the regulator?
http://www.directpaintball.com/Shocktech-Low-Pressure-Inline-Regulators-P14134C1406.aspx
 This part is what I need to get rid of. I don't have anything else to replace on it or fix it with. It just leaks badly. Thanks again!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/Alx2785/Paintball/_7290936.jpg

 Alex


Edited by Alx2785 - 21 August 2010 at 11:18pm

 The link doesn't work but I'll look online for the Palmers. Also why would I NEED the HP version if my gun is already converted for LP? It doesn't matter in the end as I was going to get the HP version anyways since there isn't any real reason to get the low pressure version as most of them seem to say they'll go down to "0" psi regardless of LP, or HP.

 I'll go check out some regs people use on their customs. The only thing I'm not sure about is should I replace this with a regulator or an expansion chamber? I mean there is a regulator on the LPK so it seems kind of redundant to have two.

 Alex

 Ok thanks for the clarification. I know now why it was confusing to me. It's because I was thinking of the LPK as part of the E-bolt kit so it seemed backwards as to what was what. :lol: My bad!

 Alex