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January 29th, 11:42 AM
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Air leak!
Ok i have a surge genesis i bought from a buddy for 20 bucks, it has a massive air leak some where and i cant figure it out.....its coming from the front of the gun and out the barrel, can anyone please help me im new to paintball and just confused
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January 29th, 12:36 PM
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Check the cup seal or any of the o-rings on the internals. An o-ring is probably broken.
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January 29th, 12:40 PM
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cup seal, i can almost guarantee it
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January 29th, 12:43 PM
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ya its definatly the cupseal. you can replace it , it doesnt cost much. take it to your local shop they should be able to fix it. but before that check the o rings on your valve, bolt, and hammer
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January 29th, 12:46 PM
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Check the cupseal, thats what it sounds like. Like Ch4oa said, check the O-rings too, although my money is on the cupseal.
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January 29th, 01:57 PM
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yup yup, moneys on cupseal with a possible secondary of bad o-rings.
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January 29th, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by CH4OS
take it to your local shop
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if he just bought it hes not gonna know where the cupseal is and stuff... not a bad thing though. |
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January 29th, 05:46 PM
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you could check brasseagle.com, i think they make those guns. They probably have schematics and stuff that may help.
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January 29th, 05:53 PM
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Sounds like the cupseal is MISSING if its that big of a leak.
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January 29th, 05:56 PM
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Paintballer
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Also, if you don't have enough air in your tank, on some guns, the cupseal will not seal.
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January 29th, 06:04 PM
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Democrat
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These guns are manufactured by machine and assembly align, so i wouldn't be surprised if they installed the cupseal incorrectly.
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February 2nd, 01:51 PM
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Phantom VSC-er
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Hate to ask this, but...
Did you cock the marker before screwing in the tank? I'm almost afraid to ask, but I figured I might as well try. If the bolt is forward and holding down the seal, it's-a gonna leak.
In case you ever have a small leak, do this: mix up some dish detergent 1:1 with water (very thick) or get some bubble soap and spread it on suspect leaky seams. It's poor-man's leak detector. Where you see the bubbles is where your leak is.
Depending upon how kind your local store is, most places will fix simple problems like this free of charge. (With the thought that you'll probably buy something while you're in there waiting...) Good luck.
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