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  • guysdaman
    Bitte Ein Bitt
    • Sep 2002
    • 391

    #1

    X-valve leaking

    Okay here is my setup:
    --X-valve
    --lvl 10-longest spring, 1.5 carrier, 2 shims
    --ULT-3 shims
    --I use KC trouble free oil and all parts are WELL lubed.
    --I have tightened grip frame screw and field strip screw.
    --Plenty of air in my 88ci 4500psi AA melee tank.

    Now for the problem:
    There is a small leak that I can't seem to identify. I have tried going to a smaller carrier and the leak is still there so I think that it is not the normal pt leak associated with carrier o-ring wear-in. I have also tried adding and removing shims to the lvl-10 with no effect. I have switched back and forth between the normal on/off and the ULT on/off with no effect. This leak occurs staticly when the trigger is not pulled, after I pull the trigger and hold it will continue to leak for approximately 5-10 seconds then stops. I release the trigger no leak but as soon as I pull it again it starts to leak again in the same fashion. The previous owner of the valve had used dow-33 as lube however, I completely tore the valve down cleaned all the o-rings with alcohol and generously relubed the valve and all parts with KC trouble free. I suspect that the leak is somewhere in the back of the valve but just wanted to run this past a few other people before I buy a parts kit and completely replace all the orings. Is there anything simple that I am missing?

    Thanks!
    Guy

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  • Rift
    mmmm X-Dallara
    • May 2004
    • 539

    #2
    have you checked the airline it could be comming from there

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    • guysdaman
      Bitte Ein Bitt
      • Sep 2002
      • 391

      #3
      All the air fittings are good to go...the leak is most definetly coming from inside the valve.

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      • Carbon Blue
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        • Apr 2003
        • 1103

        #4
        how was the gun shooting before you tore it down?
        :headbang: AGD :headbang:

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        • guysdaman
          Bitte Ein Bitt
          • Sep 2002
          • 391

          #5
          Well that's a mystery because I tore it down cleaned off the dow-33 stuff and relubed before I had air so, I don't know.

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          • Rift
            mmmm X-Dallara
            • May 2004
            • 539

            #6
            have you tried fliping all the orings inside the gun? this can help sometimes

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            • guysdaman
              Bitte Ein Bitt
              • Sep 2002
              • 391

              #7
              Okay it's official i'm a dumda$$! It looks like that i was kinda between carriers...I took the
              o-ring out of the 1.5 that I was using and put it in the 1 worked like 4 tanks full of air thru it with lots and lots of lube and it is working like a champ! No more leak and hardly if any at all bolt stick. Thanks for the inputs guys!

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              • Rift
                mmmm X-Dallara
                • May 2004
                • 539

                #8
                glad to hear ya fixed your problem

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                • guysdaman
                  Bitte Ein Bitt
                  • Sep 2002
                  • 391

                  #9
                  Well it looks like I actually installed the .5 carrier not the 1 carrier so I am starting to get alot of bolt stick, so there I am trying to find my one carrier and it is now where to be found... now I have to wait to play with my new gun until I can get one from AGD. Oh well at least I am well versed on troubleshooting now .

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