Another leak post....
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Forum Name: Gun Maintenace and Repair
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Topic: Another leak post....
Posted By: SciFiGuy
Subject: Another leak post....
Date Posted: 03 May 2014 at 6:58am
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I just got my brand new T98 Platinum Custom (Ultra Basic). Then I went to the local dive shot to air-up. I got home so the kids and I immediately went to jack the tank into the gun when I heard a quiet hissing coming from the area where the gas line connects to the valve body (this is one of the newer guns with the unthreaded, metal-on-metal connection at the valve body). This gun is completely stock with no mods. There's nothing worse than getting my first PB gun at age 40-something, only to have it leak!!! :) So i started studying the problem and followed Tippman's how to video, and other videos showing what to do. I've disassembled this thing 10 times now, can't find a defect in the O-rings or the area where the hose and valve body meet, everything is snug when I put it back together, and I cock the gun first before charging with HPA. It still leaks. I got the gun from an ebay store (they haven't responded to my complaints yet) and sent in a note to Tippmann but there isn't a PB store anywhere near me (in rural South Carolina) so this will have to be a DIY job as I hate the thought of shipping my gun somewhere to be fixed. I figured it's either a problem with the valve assembly and/or the hose, so I ordered a new one of each - too impatient to wait for my warranty to take care of things. ;) Just thought I'd let people know that this is still an occasional problem with the T98; has anyone ever put their own o-ring between the metal-on-metal fitting at the valve body? Does it work? I don't want to knock Tippmann; I'm buying two-three more guns for my kids and they are all Tippmanns, but the Germans tried metal on metal fuel line fittings in their WWII tanks (due to a rubber shortage?), and they all freakin leaked like crazy!!! Rant complete. End transmission. :D ------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._C._McCarthy |
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Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 03 May 2014 at 1:34pm
| Call Tippmann and ask them how to handle it. |
Posted By: SciFiGuy
Date Posted: 20 May 2014 at 9:02am
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Installed new valve body and new braided gas line; problem solved. Store had sold me a gun with damage to one (or both) of those. Nothing visible (externally) on either, however. ------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._C._McCarthy |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 20 May 2014 at 10:14am
Here's a tip, soapy water in a spray bottle will help you find any air leaks. Have fun and keep playing! ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
SciFiGuy wrote: