blackdeath1k
03-15-2016, 05:42 PM
OK. I've actually had 2 issues. With 2 different markers. One is confirmed fixed. Just need to order a new sear and bolt. It was bound to happen. Wore the sear out on my 20 year old automagRT.
Issue #2 is with the wife's marker. It's a retro valve from the early 2000s. It has all new orings by me and has ran great for a year. The previous owner added a L10 bolt. Recently it started leaking out of the back thru the regulator piston bypass when the trigger is pulled in. Let the trigger out and it quits leaking. I put the piston from my other marker and the leak appeared to stop. I remember that a new piston was put on the market after the L10 came out. I assume this is the issue? That over time the stock retro piston wore out due to the L10 pressure. But before I purchase a new piston for this marker can someone confirm this to be the case?
Also. When the velocity nut was removed I noticed someone had shoved a small oring between the small spring in the spring pack and the reg piston. Is there a reason this would have been done? None of my other mag valves have ever had this. And none of the diagrams show a oring there. It's flat due to the pressure and grease being on it. But I'm about 90% sure it used to be a round urathane oring.
Issue #2 is with the wife's marker. It's a retro valve from the early 2000s. It has all new orings by me and has ran great for a year. The previous owner added a L10 bolt. Recently it started leaking out of the back thru the regulator piston bypass when the trigger is pulled in. Let the trigger out and it quits leaking. I put the piston from my other marker and the leak appeared to stop. I remember that a new piston was put on the market after the L10 came out. I assume this is the issue? That over time the stock retro piston wore out due to the L10 pressure. But before I purchase a new piston for this marker can someone confirm this to be the case?
Also. When the velocity nut was removed I noticed someone had shoved a small oring between the small spring in the spring pack and the reg piston. Is there a reason this would have been done? None of my other mag valves have ever had this. And none of the diagrams show a oring there. It's flat due to the pressure and grease being on it. But I'm about 90% sure it used to be a round urathane oring.