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Airguns by Make and Model => Crosman Airguns => Topic started by: BGRooster1 on September 12, 2011, 08:56:13 PM

Title: new valves ?
Post by: BGRooster1 on September 12, 2011, 08:56:13 PM
Are the valves on the new Crosman pumpers ,rifle/pistol still made of brass?
Title: Re: new valves ?
Post by: rsterne on September 12, 2011, 09:30:30 PM
The latest ones I have seen are aluminum.... not that it's a problem, they work perfectly.... I mean they use an aluminum valve in the Disco on HPA!....

Bob
Title: Re: new valves ?
Post by: mav72 on September 13, 2011, 12:00:18 AM
My newer AM77 (2100) and 1377 all have aluminum valves. So at one point Crosman switched over...
Title: Re: new valves ?
Post by: Millipede on September 13, 2011, 10:46:50 PM
i just read an article by the guy at mac1 talking about corroded aluminum valves on the yellow forum.  ill try to find it...
Title: Re: new valves ?
Post by: Millipede on September 13, 2011, 11:12:47 PM
here we are. it was on the green. not the yellow...

http://www.network54.com/Forum/275684/thread/1314201648/Oil+Starved+Valves (http://www.network54.com/Forum/275684/thread/1314201648/Oil+Starved+Valves)
Title: Re: new valves ?
Post by: BGRooster1 on September 13, 2011, 11:59:51 PM
I had read about Benjamins being aluminum but nothing about the Crosmans.So thought maybe they had not changed as of yet.
Just had me wonder what other problems will crop-up besides the corrosion.Sometimes I hate change.lol
Title: Re: new valves ?
Post by: Millipede on September 14, 2011, 12:23:19 AM
is there anywhere to buy brass valves or are they all handmade now?
Title: Re: new valves ?
Post by: airgunandy on September 14, 2011, 11:14:26 PM
I think all of Crosman's valves are aluminum now. Aluminum is cheaper than brass now. Maybe someday prices will go back. Only way to get brass is to look for an older model of your gun and salvage the valve or find someone to turn one on a lathe.
Like Tim MacMurray says, keep them aluminum valves lubed. I lost the original valve on my 392 to corrosion so I'm always oiling my pumpers now. So far I don't need to keep kitty litter under them to catch drips though!   ;D