air leaking out of 98 custom
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Topic: air leaking out of 98 custom
Posted By: scareface711
Subject: air leaking out of 98 custom
Date Posted: 09 May 2011 at 5:34pm
 i was oiling my 98 custom platinum for the first time and after i reassembled it and put the tank on i heard air leaking from the gun but its not the tank its coming from the gun itself and i was wondering whats wrong with it and how do i fix it? thank you |
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 09 May 2011 at 5:46pm
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Can you narrow down where on the gun it's coming from?
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Posted By: scareface711
Date Posted: 09 May 2011 at 6:37pm
| ya its coming from where the hose meets the marker |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 09 May 2011 at 7:45pm
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Sounds like a bad seal at the power tube. Does your hose screw into the power tube or is it pressure fit?
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Posted By: scareface711
Date Posted: 09 May 2011 at 7:49pm
| i think pressure fit |
Posted By: scareface711
Date Posted: 10 May 2011 at 4:34pm
| yeah its pressure fit |
Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 12 May 2011 at 10:49pm
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So it's a 98 Custom Platinum. Well, I'd make sure of a few things. Check the area where the hose and valve meet, make sure there's no dirt or grime or anything on there. Check to make sure you've got the valve and hose lined up good when you tighten it down. If the valve is rotated or cockeyed somehow you might end up with a bad seal. ------------- 
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Posted By: scareface711
Date Posted: 13 May 2011 at 4:25pm
| i checked the first one thats not it but ill check the seal thanks. |
Posted By: Big_G
Date Posted: 13 May 2011 at 5:15pm
| Put some Teflon tape around the hose threads, that should solve your air leak if that is where it is coming from. |
Posted By: scareface711
Date Posted: 14 May 2011 at 1:44pm
| kk |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 14 May 2011 at 7:21pm
As determined earlier in this thread the marker is a newer one (Platinum series) which uses a pressure fit system . . . there are no hose threads going into the valve. -------------
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Big_G wrote:Posted By: linhely
Date Posted: 21 July 2011 at 4:55am
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