[Mafty]

alright i screw my 68/3000 HP tank into my system x drop forward on my BKO, and there is a HUGE leak where the 90* elbow meets the drop forwad. i tightened it as much as i could, so it wouldnt be tightened any more, i screw my tank in again, and still there is a HUGE leak, i mean the gas is escaping quickly, i lost 2 bars on the guage from this, and i didnt leave the tank in long, long enough to find its source. i use plastic macro line, but the leak doesnt seem to be coming from there, it is either escaping around the tank and coming right back out the front of the drop forward, or its leaking through the 90* elbow.

i have no diea how to fix this, is there something i should put aroun d the threads so nothing escapes at the 90* elbow or around the actual tank, not sure if its escaping aroun d the tank, but it might be, theres a lat of leakage around the drop.

[kevin1234]

get some loctite?

[Mafty]

no, where do iget that stuff? and where would i put it? around the elbow, im starting to think that the leak maybe coming around the threads of the actual tank, but im not sure, i knwo for sure its leaking out the elbow, can i pick this loctite stuff of locally? like at canadiantire, or wallmart

[Loki0874]

teflon type around the treads of the 90* elbow. Should work fine. Always does.

- Dillon

[Mafty]

but where can iget this stuff, can i get it at a local store, like i jsut need something to put around the threads of the elbow (i hope), but i need to buy it localy, without going to a paintball shop, like wallmart sells paintball stuff, so does canadian tire(well you americans wont know that), maybe a dive shop will ahve something like this?

[Loki0874]

to get loctite or teflon you local home depot should have it. your local pb store should.

~Dillon

[kevin1234]

to find the exact spot where the lead is, u can make a solution with soap and water or something else and water and it will make bubles where the air leaks. Once you find out exactly where it is, we can help you out more

[Mafty]

which is better? or is it the same stuff, and how much should i use, just a little bit?

[m4rine]

if its the actuall elbow then yeah, get some teflon tape at your local hardware store. If its coming from the tank threads then check the tank o ring.

[Loki0874]

yeah check tank o right forgot that
and pick up some teflon, warp it around the threads on the elbow about 2-3 times so you can still fell the threads . also check the cap on the other side of you drop if you get a chance wrap some around that just incase. good luck

~Dillon

[Mafty]

alright cool, not to sure wher ei can get orings around ehre though, do you think wallmart has those?

[Loki0874]

mafty you have an AIM or AOL screen name? Ill talk with you. Im me : Loki0874

~Dillon

[allroz42]

if you don't know how to fix that then you shouldn't own a bko. i can't imagine what you've done to it. n00b.

[Mafty]

i havent done anything to it........this is my tank im having troubles with, not the marker.

[Tippsytj]

do u have an oring on? walmart will have orings but alot of em are old so the suck....also check to see if ur macro is cut straight n then loctite the threads on the elbow...just enough that u can see it round the hole thing...for teflon tape just go around like 3 times...

[allroz42]

lol. wow. i thought it was leaking from the macroline elbow. do not use loc tite, use teflon. and you only need to wrap it once, not three times. go in the plumbing section, plumbers use it to seal leaks on pipes.

[Mafty]

alright i got some orings, put a enw one on the tank, and im going to put some teflon around the threads, and then try it again

[K-OS]

teflon tape around the fitting

[Mafty]

alright it works! everything works perfect, no leaks nothing, except my N2 tank is draingin at a fairl high rate, istarted with 2000psi, and after a couple dry fires, i was down to 1000. my LPR is pretty high though, probably near 300fps, i dont ahve a chrono around me, but its as high as it can go without leaking

[Mafty]

teflon tape around the fitting

which fitting?

and it was weird becuase i backed off the on/off valve on the drop and i screwed the tank in then screwed the on/off back in, and no leaks, with the on/off screwed in i couldnt put the tank in without huge leakage

[Tippsytj]

whats wrong with usin loctite? n i wasnt sure how many times to wrap it around....i havnt done anything like that for a month or too