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Specter · 05-26-2007, 02:11 PM

as you know, i got the twin pack of max-d 3k. one of them leaks air out the end cap, and now the one thats good is leaking air out the nozzle.

ok so what the heck is up with these things? I was using the good one for a few days and this morning i was out just shooting it everywhere. then after a couple fill ups and uses, when i pump, it shoots air out the nozzle. is this the trigger problem you guys were talking about? i don't really want to open such a new super soaker.

Specter · 05-26-2007, 03:43 PM

Problem Solved...

i fixed it somehow. It doesnt shoot air out while pumping. i just took it apart and pushed the trigger spring closed and open a few times and then closed a last time and now it doesnt shoot air.

and i just notced while fixing it, theres a serial number stamped into the handles of the soakers. Pretty interesting.

Specter · 05-26-2007, 07:07 PM

sorry about triple post...

its not fixed... i just used it again and now its shooting air when i pump again. is there a way to permanantly fix this? thanks.

Silence · 05-26-2007, 09:28 PM

Hmm...have you checked out the open trigger valve repair article? Perhaps the reason it shoots air and not water is that Max-D 3000s are PR water guns in which air is pumped into the tank.

Try shooting after pumping, before all the air gets let out. Also, do you have any pictures? Thanks.

Specter · 05-26-2007, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilentGuy

Hmm...have you checked out the open trigger valve repair article? Perhaps the reason it shoots air and not water is that Max-D 3000s are PR water guns in which air is pumped into the tank.

Try shooting after pumping, before all the air gets let out. Also, do you have any pictures? Thanks.

im talking about when theres no water in it, when there's water in it, it leaks water.

Silence · 05-26-2007, 11:56 PM

Okay, then you definitely need to do an open trigger valve repair. And unfortunately, it's not even surprising - this problem crops up with every Max-D water gun. I've done a repair to an MD3K, but if I were you, I would just return the water gun (it's probably not too late). Not to wimp out for the repair (just kidding

), but simply because the problem is just going to keep returning. Might as well switch to a better pistol.

Specter · 05-27-2007, 10:34 AM

when i tried opening it yesterday, that orange part by the pump stops me from getting it open all the way. how can i get that off to repair this thing.

Silence · 05-27-2007, 10:40 AM

Pull the pump handle out so that the orange part is visible. Then, take a flathead screwdriver and pry off the orange part. Do a little levering from angles all around the pump cap so that it comes off evenly.

Did you have any trouble with the screws? Like rusted ones or just ones that were embedded too deeply?

Specter · 05-27-2007, 10:53 AM

of course there were no rusted screws or anything i just bought them 7 days ago

and when i put the orange thing back on do i need to glue it or anything?

Specter · 05-27-2007, 03:32 PM

I was just at target and went to look by their stock of SS. THEY WERE Wiped OUT!... most likely to the past couple days of being 90*+ people went and bought all the max-d 2k and 3k-twin pack. i brought some money expecting to buy a 2k maybe but there was only one left and i didnt like the color so i didnt buy it. i was tempted in exchanging my max-d 3k twin pack, but i didnt have time to repack them. There were about 4-8 twin packs left.

05-26-2007, 02:11 PM	#1
Specter Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: bound brook, NJ -The flood town Posts: 363 UserID: 1090	My max-d 3000 (problem?) as you know, i got the twin pack of max-d 3k. one of them leaks air out the end cap, and now the one thats good is leaking air out the nozzle. ok so what the heck is up with these things? I was using the good one for a few days and this morning i was out just shooting it everywhere. then after a couple fill ups and uses, when i pump, it shoots air out the nozzle. is this the trigger problem you guys were talking about? i don't really want to open such a new super soaker. __________________ My "arsenal": Storm 600 pistol (never finished fixing this), launcher- Model:Afterburner(AB) 1.0(Decommissioned), AB1.5, soon AB 1.1(2"rebuild) maybe ill get something else in the future My site

05-26-2007, 03:43 PM	#2
Specter Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: bound brook, NJ -The flood town Posts: 363 UserID: 1090	Problem Solved... i fixed it somehow. It doesnt shoot air out while pumping. i just took it apart and pushed the trigger spring closed and open a few times and then closed a last time and now it doesnt shoot air. and i just notced while fixing it, theres a serial number stamped into the handles of the soakers. Pretty interesting. __________________ My "arsenal": Storm 600 pistol (never finished fixing this), launcher- Model:Afterburner(AB) 1.0(Decommissioned), AB1.5, soon AB 1.1(2"rebuild) maybe ill get something else in the future My site

05-26-2007, 07:07 PM	#3
Specter Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: bound brook, NJ -The flood town Posts: 363 UserID: 1090	sorry about triple post... its not fixed... i just used it again and now its shooting air when i pump again. is there a way to permanantly fix this? thanks. __________________ My "arsenal": Storm 600 pistol (never finished fixing this), launcher- Model:Afterburner(AB) 1.0(Decommissioned), AB1.5, soon AB 1.1(2"rebuild) maybe ill get something else in the future My site

05-26-2007, 09:28 PM	#4
Silence Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,293 UserID: 576	Hmm...have you checked out the open trigger valve repair article? Perhaps the reason it shoots air and not water is that Max-D 3000s are PR water guns in which air is pumped into the tank. Try shooting after pumping, before all the air gets let out. Also, do you have any pictures? Thanks. __________________ Forum rules

05-26-2007, 11:56 PM	#6
Silence Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,293 UserID: 576	Okay, then you definitely need to do an open trigger valve repair. And unfortunately, it's not even surprising - this problem crops up with every Max-D water gun. I've done a repair to an MD3K, but if I were you, I would just return the water gun (it's probably not too late). Not to wimp out for the repair (just kidding ), but simply because the problem is just going to keep returning. Might as well switch to a better pistol. __________________ Forum rules

05-27-2007, 10:34 AM	#7
Specter Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: bound brook, NJ -The flood town Posts: 363 UserID: 1090	when i tried opening it yesterday, that orange part by the pump stops me from getting it open all the way. how can i get that off to repair this thing. __________________ My "arsenal": Storm 600 pistol (never finished fixing this), launcher- Model:Afterburner(AB) 1.0(Decommissioned), AB1.5, soon AB 1.1(2"rebuild) maybe ill get something else in the future My site

05-27-2007, 10:40 AM	#8
Silence Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,293 UserID: 576	Pull the pump handle out so that the orange part is visible. Then, take a flathead screwdriver and pry off the orange part. Do a little levering from angles all around the pump cap so that it comes off evenly. Did you have any trouble with the screws? Like rusted ones or just ones that were embedded too deeply? __________________ Forum rules

05-27-2007, 10:53 AM	#9
Specter Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: bound brook, NJ -The flood town Posts: 363 UserID: 1090	of course there were no rusted screws or anything i just bought them 7 days ago and when i put the orange thing back on do i need to glue it or anything? __________________ My "arsenal": Storm 600 pistol (never finished fixing this), launcher- Model:Afterburner(AB) 1.0(Decommissioned), AB1.5, soon AB 1.1(2"rebuild) maybe ill get something else in the future My site

05-27-2007, 03:32 PM	#10
Specter Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: bound brook, NJ -The flood town Posts: 363 UserID: 1090	I was just at target and went to look by their stock of SS. THEY WERE Wiped OUT!... most likely to the past couple days of being 90*+ people went and bought all the max-d 2k and 3k-twin pack. i brought some money expecting to buy a 2k maybe but there was only one left and i didnt like the color so i didnt buy it. i was tempted in exchanging my max-d 3k twin pack, but i didnt have time to repack them. There were about 4-8 twin packs left. __________________ My "arsenal": Storm 600 pistol (never finished fixing this), launcher- Model:Afterburner(AB) 1.0(Decommissioned), AB1.5, soon AB 1.1(2"rebuild) maybe ill get something else in the future My site

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