Urban Leaking Air

[Edtampa]

I bought the original Gamo Urban when it first came out I'm guessing around 2016-17. It worked perfect when I was shooting it all the time. I retired and moved to 17 acers in Alabama so I was able to shoot my powder burners and the Urban sat in the gun safe. I took it back out about 3 months ago and notice the air had leaked out. I went to fill it again (scuba tank) and the air was coming out as fast as I was trying to put in it.

So I want to get it fixed but I don't have the time to mess with it with all the projects keeping the property up.

My question is: is it worth sending it off to be repaired or just buy a new air gun? I have been out of the air gun community for about 6 years and I am sure there have been many new guns come out and probably better along so not much more than what it would cost to fix this one.

Any opinions or suggestions would be appreciated.   

Ed

[avator]

Shouldn't be too hard to fix yourself. Where is it leaking from?

[Back_Roads]

 It might just need to be cocked to take hammer spring pressure off the valve before filling.

[Edtampa]

Shouldn't be too hard to fix yourself. Where is it leaking from?

I'll look tomorrow

[Edtampa]

It might just need to be cocked to take hammer spring pressure off the valve before filling.

I'll try that tomorrow.

[avator]

Yeah, if you're hand pumping it might not be enough of a blast to get it sealed. Might be able to find someone in your area with a tank to help get it going. Let us know and we'll see if we can help find someone.
Most Urban owners are very happy with the gun and we'd hate to see you not to be able to continue enjoying it.
But if you decide to give up I'm pretty sure it would sell/trade quickly.

[Xraycer]

My Urban now has a slow leak through the fill port. I haven't gotten around to actually tear it open just yet, but I found this video very interesting. You may as well.

 

[avator]

I went through all that with a Buccaneer. Never did get it fixed and sold it.
Knock on wood my Urban is still holding air as it should but if it ever does fail I'll be fixing it with one of these.
Thanks for finding this.

OP... forget what I said about replacing orings... this is the route you should go.

[Edtampa]

Yeah, if you're hand pumping it might not be enough of a blast to get it sealed. Might be able to find someone in your area with a tank to help get it going. Let us know and we'll see if we can help find someone.
Most Urban owners are very happy with the gun and we'd hate to see you not to be able to continue enjoying it.
But if you decide to give up I'm pretty sure it would sell/trade quickly.

Filling it from a Scuba Tank. I found the source of the leak it is coming from the small hole in the fill port. Time to order what the man did in the video. I might try an o ring first since I have some.

[Edtampa]

My Urban now has a slow leak through the fill port. I haven't gotten around to actually tear it open just yet, but I found this video very interesting. You may as well.

 

Thanks for this video! It is exactly where mine is leaking from that small fill hole in the part that screws into the gun.

[avator]

Let us know how it comes out. Lane really does make quality stuff. I imagine someday I'll need to replace mine as well.

[Xraycer]

Yeah, if you're hand pumping it might not be enough of a blast to get it sealed. Might be able to find someone in your area with a tank to help get it going. Let us know and we'll see if we can help find someone.
Most Urban owners are very happy with the gun and we'd hate to see you not to be able to continue enjoying it.
But if you decide to give up I'm pretty sure it would sell/trade quickly.

Filling it from a Scuba Tank. I found the source of the leak it is coming from the small hole in the fill port. Time to order what the man did in the video. I might try an o ring first since I have some.

Before you place that Lane assembly order, try something first. Go on Amazon and buy 100% silicone oil for treadmills. Place a drop onto the hole on the fill probe. Then inserted into the gun and try to fill it again. Do this a few time. This may just rejuvenate some of those internal o-rings enough to get it to seal again.
I often have to do this with my Umarex Notos.
BTW, 100% silicone oil is also great for lubrication for those o-rings on the fill probe.

[Edtampa]

Yeah, if you're hand pumping it might not be enough of a blast to get it sealed. Might be able to find someone in your area with a tank to help get it going. Let us know and we'll see if we can help find someone.
Most Urban owners are very happy with the gun and we'd hate to see you not to be able to continue enjoying it.
But if you decide to give up I'm pretty sure it would sell/trade quickly.

Filling it from a Scuba Tank. I found the source of the leak it is coming from the small hole in the fill port. Time to order what the man did in the video. I might try an o ring first since I have some.

Before you place that Lane assembly order, try something first. Go on Amazon and buy 100% silicone oil for treadmills. Place a drop onto the hole on the fill probe. Then inserted into the gun and try to fill it again. Do this a few time. This may just rejuvenate some of those internal o-rings enough to get it to seal again.
I often have to do this with my Umarex Notos.
BTW, 100% silicone oil is also great for lubrication for those o-rings on the fill probe.

I replaced those two on the fill probe and actually some air did get into the gun where before it didn't. I will look on Amazon tonight. I have some lubricant that is silicone we use to use on the o rings on our Scuba tanks when I was diving all the time to get them soft. The two I replaced were brittle.

[Xraycer]

Yeah, if you're hand pumping it might not be enough of a blast to get it sealed. Might be able to find someone in your area with a tank to help get it going. Let us know and we'll see if we can help find someone.
Most Urban owners are very happy with the gun and we'd hate to see you not to be able to continue enjoying it.
But if you decide to give up I'm pretty sure it would sell/trade quickly.

Filling it from a Scuba Tank. I found the source of the leak it is coming from the small hole in the fill port. Time to order what the man did in the video. I might try an o ring first since I have some.

Before you place that Lane assembly order, try something first. Go on Amazon and buy 100% silicone oil for treadmills. Place a drop onto the hole on the fill probe. Then inserted into the gun and try to fill it again. Do this a few time. This may just rejuvenate some of those internal o-rings enough to get it to seal again.
I often have to do this with my Umarex Notos.
BTW, 100% silicone oil is also great for lubrication for those o-rings on the fill probe.

I replaced those two on the fill probe and actually some air did get into the gun where before it didn't. I will look on Amazon tonight. I have some lubricant that is silicone we use to use on the o rings on our Scuba tanks when I was diving all the time to get them soft. The two I replaced were brittle.

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