Solenoid Failure?

[HelloThisIsPaul]

I've been a member of the tribe for a few months now. I own a Tribal Mephisto.

So... a week ago at the end of the day of playing the mephisto started leaking from the grip frame. quite a large amount of air actually. It happened before but i just took apart the solenoid, lubed up the orings and seals and that fixed it. This time I tried the same solution and it didn't help at all.

I'm totally lost as to what the problem can be. It's just a stock Mephisto. I'm thinking there is a possibility that too much air is going into the gun.

I really need to get this gun back into working order. I absolutely loved it when it worked and now I'm a sad man.

Please and thank you.
-Paul

[BunkerzU]

if it needs replaced, i believe it can use one of the icd noids.
sum1 wanna confirm that for this dude?

[bakerboy4679]

www.airsoldier.com carries a large selection of selenoids, aound $50.

Have you chronoed your gun, to make sure that your HPR is set too low, or too high?

[warpedmephisto]

It could just be the AOC turned up too much. Have a look at this technote and see if any of that solves your problem. http://air-soldier.com/technotes/technote4/index.shtml

[HelloThisIsPaul]

It may be that the AOC is set too high... I did notice a raise in pressure on the guage on my On/Off but I don't really remember what it was at. I just noticed something changed.

I have no clue how to sweetspot my AOC and neither have I a large budget. Does it just consist of screwing something in or out? I can just do that if that is how it's done then seeing if the problem keeps reoccuring.

EDIT: In addition... Is there some sort of backdoor way to setting the AOC. Like at a chrono or something. Also, Is there any site that I can look into all the parts of the tribal and understand them more? I need to understand some of the parts on this gun. It seems to be more complicated than my cocker. I have many more questions but I'll save them for when my tribal gets back in working order.

[bakerboy4679]

http://tribal.notinsane.net/aoc.html

[shiftycastro]

i would say go to blues site and pick up a gauge that you replace the ram with.
that way you can check the aoc pressure.........but seeing how there are no tribal accesories on it i wont put the site.

[bakerboy4679]

but seeing how there are no tribal accesories on it i wont put the site.

Yeah, I wonder whats up? :confused: I wish he'd say something about it..

[warpedmephisto]

He's just transferring it all over to a new site and its taking some time. If you go to the link I posted, you can still access his Tribal Accessories page, among others.

[HelloThisIsPaul]

I need help on taking the AOC body out... The whole allen wrench pushing down and pulling out just ain't workin.

[HelloThisIsPaul]

I think it might be the solenoid... I just gassed it up and it wasn't leaking. Then I fired and the frame was leaking. Could it still be the AOC too high or just a bad seal in the solenoid?

[warpedmephisto]

Could be either. Without gauges or without adjusting anything, its just hard to tell which it could be.

[DarkStar]

I need help on taking the AOC body out... The whole allen wrench pushing down and pulling out just ain't workin.

whoops misread your question... Try a longer allen wrench. Make it as big as it can be and still fit inside the AOC.

[bakerboy4679]

And if your really bored, or desprite, you could just take out the ram & valve set screw, take a squeegy and push the valve and aoc body out(basically clean out the bottom tube.

Takes longer, but it works.
Just use a longer allen, it will work sooner or later!!