drying locktite question.....
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Topic: drying locktite question.....
Posted By: blackdog144
Subject: drying locktite question.....
Date Posted: 23 July 2005 at 10:35pm
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how do you get locktite to dry faster? because i have a vertical
adapter on my custom pro of course attached to the power tube.......its
been drying for 3 days, and it looked almost dry so i put some co2 in
it....but i still got leaks.....my guess is that it isnt dry enough
yet......but how do you get locktite to dry faster?!?!?! this is what it looks like so far http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=showletter0xj.jpg">  ------------- http://imageshack.us">  
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Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 23 July 2005 at 10:40pm
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Dont use loctite to seal things. Use teflon tape. Loctite is meant for holding things in place, like a bolt that might vibrate loose. ------------- 
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Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 23 July 2005 at 10:42pm
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tried it, doesnt work
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Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 23 July 2005 at 11:58pm
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then your not using it right. Loc-tite doesn't seal. ------------- http://www.anomationanodizing.com - My Site 
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 24 July 2005 at 12:32am
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Nice work. Did you use the blue stuff? Hopefully you did; otherwise, have fun getting the VA to break free from the red. |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 24 July 2005 at 12:48am
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try teflon paste if you need to.
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Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 24 July 2005 at 3:12am
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i tried the paste to.....and im using red locktite....really easy to undo....i dont know why some people think its hard....
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 24 July 2005 at 12:51pm
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Then you aren't using it correctly.... Maybe that's better. |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 24 July 2005 at 3:14pm
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ook if you want to, can you explaine the "correct" way to using it
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Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 24 July 2005 at 5:06pm
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Tear off about an inch of tape, fold it over lengthwise, wrap CLOCKWISE around the fitting.
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Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 24 July 2005 at 6:10pm
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umm i did that, and i still got leaks....................
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Posted By: Stormcharger
Date Posted: 24 July 2005 at 6:16pm
| 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. |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 25 July 2005 at 2:08am
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ill pretend i didnt read that.....so i think ill go with Enos advice
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Posted By: Stormcharger
Date Posted: 25 July 2005 at 12:11pm
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Probably a good idea. |
blackdog144 wrote:Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 25 July 2005 at 2:03pm
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ya
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Posted By: bullseye9
Date Posted: 26 July 2005 at 7:25pm
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is it cross threaded? if you cross threaded it it will never seal. ------------- Tippmann A-5 E-Grip JCS DUAL Trigger 14" J&J ceramic 68/4500 bullet drop macro line polished internals LPK The damage done to a man should be such that there is no fear of revenge!!! |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 26 July 2005 at 8:45pm
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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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Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 26 July 2005 at 10:08pm
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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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Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 27 July 2005 at 1:21am
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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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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 27 July 2005 at 1:33am
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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. |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 27 July 2005 at 11:33am
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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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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 27 July 2005 at 11:46am
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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. |
Posted By: Liquid3
Date Posted: 27 July 2005 at 6:56pm
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Posted By: tigman250
Date Posted: 27 July 2005 at 7:41pm
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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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Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 11:59am
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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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Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 2:32pm
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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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Posted By: tigman250
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 10:42pm
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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 ------------- http://img76.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stickemup6of.jpg">
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Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 28 July 2005 at 10:54pm
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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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Posted By: pseudoelf
Date Posted: 31 July 2005 at 12:04am
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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. ------------- I could fix it, if only I had a bigger hammer |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 31 July 2005 at 1:38am
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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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Posted By: Yomillio
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 9:16am
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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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Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 10:22pm
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he is right.....all the time......
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Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 05 August 2005 at 11:01pm
| Not all the time. Only about 99.9 percent of it. |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 06 August 2005 at 2:28am
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well 99.9% is good enough for me
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Posted By: Sureshot3091
Date Posted: 06 August 2005 at 2:47am
| is it fixed? |