[Crash1976]

I don't get it, my Ego 5 was working fine the other tday. Now when I gas it up the bolt cocks back but when I pull the trigger it won't fire. I am hearing the noid clicking, but it simply won't shoot. Any thoughts?

[Son of Doomsday]

is there paint in it? if not, then turn the eyes off

[Crash1976]

eyes are off, no paint still no fireing action.

[Son of Doomsday]

change battery?

[Crash1976]

brand spank'n new battery installed reads 9.1 volts on the multimeter.

[-Z3R0-]

Sounds like somewhere between your LPR and your noid there's a blockage...

[Crash1976]

so how can you tell if there is or not?

[PlumberNick9]

Do you have access to a different solenoid?

[Crash1976]

no, only have the solenoid that's installed. I have the grip frame separated from the body and when gassed up the bolt cocks back but will not fire.When the trigger is pulled I hear the solenoid cylcling and i can feel tiny piffs of air coming out of the small hole on the back of the noid(closest to the QEV's)

I have disassembled the noid and found no debris in the spool. I relubed it and reassembled it. Still the problem persists.

[Crash1976]

Seems my problem is in the solenoid. When I would pull the trigger on mine i would get tiny puffs of air out of the small hole on the end of the noid (by the QEVs)I never felt this air before. If I covered this hole with my finger the marker would fire. So I broke down the solenoid. There is brass plunger in the half of the solenoid opposite the spool. I removed the brass plunger and cleaned the seal around it's edge. I reinstalled it being careful not to damage the seal. Now it shoots fine. I am not sure what exactly I did but it is now working. Maybe a tech can shed some light on this.

[georgeboumrad (Banned)]

haha, my sl66 did the exact same thing. i was flipping out until it fixed its self. played the next weekend and it shot fine and still works fine. however i would like to know why it did that. im guessing my qevs are going bad???

[Bill]

Things I would do...
- New Energy, Duracell or Energizer battery. The gun needs a good amount of power to run the marker properly. A lessor brand of battery may read fully charged but doesn't have the upkeep to sustain the power needed to run the gun. This is the #1 cause of all issues in an EGO.
- Change #11 rammer oring. Even if it looks good. It will be the largest black oring towards the rear of the rammer.
- Change the #11 oring on the rammer cap.
- Set your dwell to factory (10.0). Be sure the gun is not set on training mode.
- Check the LPR. Make sure it is assembled and lubed properly. There are 5 pieces within the LPR cap. Adjuster screw, adjuster piston (small silver cup-like part), silver spring, followed by the piston and gold spring (See page 46/47 of the manual).
- Check the HPR. Make sure it is assembled, lubed. Make sure there are 16 shim springs properly assembled.
Part: http://paintballshowcase.com/planete...himwasher.aspx
- While you have the HPR apart, check the HPR Piston reg seat. Make sure it is there and not cracked (See page 44/45 of the manual). Perfect preesure would be 325 psi. It can be achieved by properly assembling it then spinning the adjuster screw all the way out and then 3.5 turns in. This will give you the approximte pressure.
Part: http://paintballshowcase.com/planete...hprpiston.aspx
- Check the rear QEV. Make sure it is not loose or cracked. Loctite if loose. Replace if cracked.
Part: http://paintballshowcase.com/qevfort...goandego6.aspx
- Check the airline from the rear QEV to the manifold. Take the hose off the QEV and take the solenoid off the manifold. Blow thru the hose. It should flow freely.
Part: http://paintballshowcase.com/pneumat...deyourego.aspx
- Check the Solenoid. Make sure there is no physical damage. When a solenoid is coming to the end of its life it will often loose velocity and become very inconsistent. If it isn't leaking, 99% of the time you can change just the rear section...
http://paintballshowcase.com/planete...arsection.aspx
- Brass valve guide. If you look at the front of teh rammer housing there is a brass guide that is loctited in place. if it starts to unthread it will limit the airflow causing low velocity.
- Did you install a new bolt? The bolt may have been installed upside-down. The air passage should be facing down so the air can flow from the valve area out the front of teh bolt.

That is pretty much all the possible issues with a stock EGO.

Online Manual: http://www.planeteclipse.com/folders...s/EgoVol1B.pdf