cyclone air leak

gmoney · July 23rd, 2007

my buddy has a stock a5 and when you hook air to the gun you can hear a slight air leak in the cyclone chamber took it to paintball ohio and the one guy (not bill) took it apart and checked everything and reassembled and said he cant find nothing wrong that would cause the air leak said o-rings look fine and doesnt know what is wrong. any suggestions

Fets · July 23rd, 2007

MilSim Products sells aftermarket QEP's MilSim Products - Quick Exhaust Piston Housing (QEPH) that will fix your problem depending on where it is leaking. There is a rubber washer that goes over the rod that may be letting air around it.

If it is not that washer then it must be leaking around the small black hose I am guessing. It is hard to be sure just going from what you wrote.

If it is leaking in the cyclone it is probably that ram housing and that rubber washer, but that is very odd.

Could it just be leaking down the bolt and it sounds like it is leaking through the cyclone?

gmoney · July 24th, 2007

Thanks Fets i really appreciate the responce what i am going to do now is take his cyclone and put it on my a5 and see if it still leaks and put mine on his and see. If his cyclone on my a5 leaks it would most likely be the rubber seals? And if my cyclone on his gun leaks then it would most likely be coming from the bolt area?

Fets · July 24th, 2007

Yeah that is a good way to help narrow down the problem more. Let me know what happens and we can go from there.

gmoney · July 24th, 2007

well his a5 is more screwed up than i origanally thought i did what i said i was going to do and his gun was still leaking in the cyclone feed even with mine on there and his cyclone feed leaked on my gun so i dont know what is wrong now i called tippman first and they said it is the valve in the cyclone so they are sending me one for his but i did replace the clear o-ring in his gun where the tombstone goes up into the power tube and that seemed to help a little bit with the leak so i guess i will wait and get the valve from tippmman and replace and go from there

Fets · July 24th, 2007

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Originally Posted by gmoney

well his a5 is more screwed up than i origanally thought i did what i said i was going to do and his gun was still leaking in the cyclone feed even with mine on there and his cyclone feed leaked on my gun so i dont know what is wrong now i called tippman first and they said it is the valve in the cyclone so they are sending me one for his but i did replace the clear o-ring in his gun where the tombstone goes up into the power tube and that seemed to help a little bit with the leak so i guess i will wait and get the valve from tippmman and replace and go from there

Are you near Cuyahoga Falls? You should take the marker to Underground Sports and ask for Dan. Tell him you were talking to the guys on NEOSMUT and we sent you in, he will have the marker up in running in no time.

It sounds like it is pretty messed up, you should take it to a pro and have it fixed. I believe his fee is only $20 but please don't quote me on that because I am not sure. Well worth it for a working marker and he might be less I am just not sure.

gmoney · July 25th, 2007

i am going to wait for the valve from tippmman if that dont work then i will take it up to underground can you tell me where they are located at i live in parma but distance is nothing because my buddy hasnt even been able to play with it cause of this problem and he just bought it used from some kid and he is on vaction so we cant get a hold of the kid to see what he wants to do give my buddy his money back or just pay for the repair so i will keep you updated and let you know what was wrong thanks again for the tips

Fets · July 25th, 2007

It just needs fixed, I would get the kid to pay for the repairs. That is the great thing about the A5 once you clean it up and replace the abused parts you won't have any problems with it.

Underground Sports
330-923-8916
3480 Hudson Dr Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221

gmoney · July 25th, 2007

thanks for the address i just mapquested it and it is only about 30 min from my house so that is not bad because all the other paintball shops are about that far away and i am never going to pinnacle woods in strongsville ever again so underground will work thanks

Fets · July 25th, 2007

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Originally Posted by gmoney

thanks for the address i just mapquested it and it is only about 30 min from my house so that is not bad because all the other paintball shops are about that far away and i am never going to pinnacle woods in strongsville ever again so underground will work thanks

Oh man, what a difference. Pinnacle is dramatically over priced, but Underground is very competitive on their prices. The main thing is Dan's knowledge of marker repair.

I still think MilSim Products has a better selection of woodsball and Milsim equipment at unbeatable prices, but if I need some help or want to shoot the breeze I love Underground Sports.