Installed a new huma regulator .
now when I go to pressurize the gun the brass bleed screw will not seal.
what now?
now when I go to pressurize the gun the brass bleed screw will not seal.
what now?
Wildcat leak at bleed screw
- Thread starter tsmith
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Have had a cricket .22 bullpup for years with no issues. I had considered trading for a wildcat but its hard to part with something that works properly.
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That needs to be pretty darned snug.
When I first reinstalled mine bleeder screw and went to air it up, I could hear the leak almost immediately. So I stopped the fill, bled the air again and retightened.
On the second fill, air leaked again but this time I stopped the fill the instant I heard air. Instead of bleeding the air again, I just tightened until the leak stopped and that was it.
No issues from that point on.
When I first reinstalled mine bleeder screw and went to air it up, I could hear the leak almost immediately. So I stopped the fill, bled the air again and retightened.
On the second fill, air leaked again but this time I stopped the fill the instant I heard air. Instead of bleeding the air again, I just tightened until the leak stopped and that was it.
No issues from that point on.
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BigTinBoat,
thats exactly what happened! Good thing I spotted it before I removed the towel from my work surface.
Problem solved....
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On another note.....
when removing the rear end cap of the cylinder ,to change the regulator , on 2 different videos I watched it said to use 2 - 4mm pins and grab with pliers. The holes in mine were smaller than 3mm. I had some 3 and 4mm pins and the 3mm were too big. Anyone else notice this?
when removing the rear end cap of the cylinder ,to change the regulator , on 2 different videos I watched it said to use 2 - 4mm pins and grab with pliers. The holes in mine were smaller than 3mm. I had some 3 and 4mm pins and the 3mm were too big. Anyone else notice this?
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