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Cyco-Dude
09-04-2015, 10:53 AM
i've got a retro valve with lvl 10 bolt that i just rebuilt. everything is clean, o-rings seem good, lvl 10 adjusted fine, no leaks when i don't pull the trigger. shoots fine.

however, i'm getting the "lawn sprinkler" leak when pulling and holding the trigger. i've tried four different on/off pins, two on/off tops and piles of on/off top o-rings, and none of that seemed to do anything. the valve exhibits this problem on both a micromag 2000 as well as an rt pro. any ideas?
captian pinky
09-04-2015, 11:59 AM
what about the one inside the on/off?
Nobody
09-04-2015, 12:17 PM
Powertube oring...

You didn't say if it had a L10 or not, but you mentioned everything but that. So look ahead of the on/off.
Cyco-Dude
09-04-2015, 12:55 PM
what about the one inside the on/off?
i think i tried a couple of those as well (certainly tried one when i put in a different on/off). if that was bad wouldn't it leak out of the bottom of the on/off? in that general area, non-stop?


Powertube oring...

You didn't say if it had a L10 or not, but you mentioned everything but that. So look ahead of the on/off.
lol, it was the first thing i said. :p it's not that, as it doesn't leak when the trigger isn't pulled. if that o-ring was bad, there would be a leak down the barrel.

the issue has been resolved...let's see if anyone can figure it out? it was a bad o-ring somewhere...
athomas
09-04-2015, 03:19 PM
I suspect it was the regulator valve pin oring at the back of the regulator pin assembly.
Cyco-Dude
09-04-2015, 03:38 PM
I suspect it was the regulator valve pin oring at the back of the regulator pin assembly.
yes, the one in the regulator body. i wonder why a bad o-ring there does that? it's good to know though for future reference!
athomas
09-04-2015, 05:00 PM
If that back oring leaks, air gets into the area in front of the regulator piston assembly. That area is connected to the front chamber through the hollow regulator valve pin assembly. It is essentially the same as a leaking on-off oring because it allows air into the front chamber even when the trigger is held.
Cyco-Dude
09-04-2015, 07:37 PM
learn something every day! :shooting: :bounce: :dance: :clap: :headbang: