CO2 leak question on Condor
An totally new to CO2, have always had PCPs or springers and I have never done paintball. Just got a new Condor with the CO2 adapter. Had a friend give me a filled 12 oz tank. Fired it a few times and put it away with the bottle attached to the CO2 adapter. When I came back to it a few weeks later the tank was empty. Do I need to get a new seal for the CO2 bottle, or is the tank not supposed to be left screwed onto the Airforce CO2 adapter? I would really like to leave the tank screwed onto the adapter. Or am I supposed to use the shutoff valve on the tank itself, I assume it is a shutoff valve?
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Try holding the top hat down and flushing the co2 adapter with Dexron III ATF and an air hose?
If trash is in the valve, it might flush out, I have seen a lot of trash come out of co2 bottles.
Sam 🙄
I lube the o rings each bottle change but really… the problem with the AF CO2 adapters is in the valve. When the innards start to wear, or just get dirty, the valve leaks and there is no shut off or seperate pressure chamber so the CO2 just leaks straight out the valve from the bottle.
I go way out of my way to keep them clean. When not on the gun they are in a ziplock bag. I currently run 2 talons on CO2, between my old SS and these I just ordered my 5th CO2 adapter…. (2 were used and leaked quickly). I don’t know if he wants the business or not but my 2 leakers went to someone who was able to dissasemble and ‘freshen’ the innards. He said thay worked fine after that.
No that should not be a problem, but a lot of um do leak?
All the Airforce Co2 adapters use the Old Hi Flo valve.
Sam
The urethane o-rings are much better than the black rubber ones too.
I noticed that I have the old version of the valve, the one that has 2 round holes below the top hat for removal, vs. the newer valve that has 2 “U” shaped holes. Could this be the problem?
the o-rings on c02 tanks are netorious for failing and leaking out the whole tank before you know it…most paintballers carry a pack of spares because of this problem…i know i used to.. so my money is on the tanks o-ring and not the adaptor….
After you tighten the tank onto the co2 adapter, back it off just a little. Works every time 😉
frym: No the co2 tank shouldn’t leak at all. Alot of people have trouble with the Airforce co2 adapter leaking.
Listen closely sometimes you can hear the leak, I’m lucky mine has not leaked so far, about 3 years old. Get a tube of Crosman Pellgun oil. Apply generously to the Oring on the co2 tank. Put a big drop on the pin in the center of co2 tank valve. This is to blow pellgun oil into the Airforce co2 adapter. The airforce co2 adapter will leak if not properly lubed?
Co2 will dry rot orings and guaranteed to leak if you don’t us an oring lube. You can use a 30 weight ND (no detergent) motor oil in place of Crosman pellgun oil.
You may need to replace the oring on the co2 tank. If you still have a leak after using pellgun oil, you will need to send the Airforce co2 adapter back to Airforce for Warranty repair.
Don’t use divers silicon to lube the co2 tank oring or adapter, it just wont seal the orings and will leak also?
Make sure to clean all the pellgun oil out of the breech (including breech orings) and barrel before switching to high pressure air. Pellgun/motor oil may be dangerous with high pressure air.
Sam 😎
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Bought two of these leakers from a fine fellow here. Found the brass pieces to be left as machined with a non- concentric raised edge for the seal to seat
The seal was non-concentric on teh stem and required a recut in the lathe of about 0.015″ depth to clean it up.
The brass required a facing cut of about 0.010″ to clean it up.
Polish with 0000 steel wool and both units leak free, bubble tight.
Poor QC on the making of these bits that likely was less of an issue at 3,000psi but when used in CO2 adapters running down at 850 psi they leak bad!
Works great now though so worth the trouble 🙂
Walter…