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olliewidd

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Got a gen 1 mini that leaks air from the bolt when its aired up. And by leak I mean proper leak - more like gushing out. Ive removed the bolt and lubed everything up. Any ideas...
 

olliewidd

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Checked the bolt and bolt guide o-rings?
Checked the poppit o-ring?
Is the pressure set to 180-200psi?
Yeah ive checked the o rings. It only had a slight leak before i lubed the bolt then afterwards when i put it back it went utterly bonkers. Wheres the poppit o ring found (completely unfamiliar with these markers) Havnt checked the pressure but ill try in a sec
 

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Wind the back in, to re seat the poppet. Count the turns exactly. Then wind out the amount of turns you turned in. That will get you close to your original velocity, but please use a chrono to fine tune it.

also, don't put too much lube on everything. To much lube can be worse than no lube.
 

olliewidd

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Wind the back in, to re seat the poppet. Count the turns exactly. Then wind out the amount of turns you turned in. That will get you close to your original velocity, but please use a chrono to fine tune it.

also, don't put too much lube on everything. To much lube can be worse than no lube.
Yeah i only used enough lube to keep it working properly..dont want to blow the bolt back into my face. Will have to fine tune it when i get to a site. Wont be putting anything through it till then
 

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if its a gen 1 mini what poppet do you have in it? if its the old brass type but a new poppet with spring that will solve your issue
 

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Just try re seating the poppet first. If that doesnt work, then look at poppets etc. This is probably an easy fix (as detailed in my previous post)

PM me if you need a hand.
 

olliewidd

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Just try re seating the poppet first. If that doesnt work, then look at poppets etc. This is probably an easy fix (as detailed in my previous post)

PM me if you need a hand.
Cheers mate, had another look at it and to my eternal shame I realised that id put the poppet in the wrong way round. Still hanging my head in shame. However it still does have a bit of a leak which I think is probably an O ring so ill have to get some spares and change them out, see if it makes a difference
 
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olliewidd

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No problem mate, let me know how it goes.
Ok so today I changed out the solenoid, the upper air transfer tube, the entire bolt and changed out that funny little o ring under the air transfer plate and it still leaks. Literally have no idea what else it could be.