98c not firing
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Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Gun Maintenace and Repair
Forum Description: Important info for keeping your marker in top shape
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Topic: 98c not firing
Posted By: gp4gt18
Subject: 98c not firing
Date Posted: 20 February 2008 at 4:54pm
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Ok well its been a few years since ive played paintball and a few friends of
mine have been wanting to go again. So i thought that id clean my gun and all that. So i did that and oiled everything up. I then went to get a new tank and have it filled, also i bought some paintballs to see how it shot. since it has been about 4-5 years since it has been last shot. So i get it all back together and i put some balls in the hopper and i screwed on the tank. but when i go to fire its like the co2 isnt even reaching anything like its not sucking it up, What could that be? Sometimes it works but it shoots the ball like 10 feet and the recocking feature isnt working.... please give me some advice thank you so much ive been wanting to get back into the sport |
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 20 February 2008 at 5:02pm
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Its most likely your valve.. ------------- 
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Posted By: gp4gt18
Date Posted: 20 February 2008 at 5:10pm
| could that be do to just non usage though? it worked fine when i stored it away a few years back....do you think my velocity is turned all the way down or no? |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 20 February 2008 at 5:26pm
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No, from what you described it is not your velocity. It is most likely your valve O-Rings to be precise. O-rings will dry rot from being unused, and the valve o-rings seem particularlly sensitive to this problem. -------------
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Posted By: gp4gt18
Date Posted: 21 February 2008 at 12:50am
| so is there any way to clean them or replace them? |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 21 February 2008 at 2:06pm
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Yes. You can try to clean/oil the O-rings or you will have to buy the o-rings and replace them in your marker. Not very expensive, most of the o-ring kits run about six dollars. ------------- 
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