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You are correct. Cold (and heat) play a part in expanding the parts of your marker. In cold weather, plus the coldness of the co2 working through it, the various parts can and will expand and contract at different rates. It only takes a fraction of inch to leak.
First thing is to make sure you have thoroughly cleaned and LUBED your marker. Lubrication... what kind of oil are you using? Some general purpose oils may work well enough in better weather, but in cold weather, and especially when using co2, you would be well advised to find and use an oil specific to paintball markers. These are manufactured with COLD in mind and will continue to work where others will gel up.
So yes, you are correct in your assessment. Keep your marker covered up when you're at the staging area... uncover it to chrono or test fire it at the range.. or when you get ready to roll out to the field. Use a good, paintball-specific lube (and keep it clean and lubed).
Also... an o-ring isn't just an o-ring. They have different densities and much like the proper lube, you need o-rings that are specific to the task at hand. Cold is a killer and it loves to mess with rubber and plastic. An o-ring that's become hard and brittle can't do a good job, so don't get o-rings from just any old place because they're cheap and look like they'll fit. Use good parts, good lube, and you should get some better performance out there.
Good luck... play hard, play safe, play with honor!
or any combination of the above. Make sure you have a full tank, clean the marker and use paintball-specific oil to lube the internals. The 98 is a very dependable marker and I'm sure once you have the basics down you'll find it very reliable.
Time to lube (oil) the gun. A few drops of oil in the inlet hole (where you screw on your tank) should do and then dry fire the gun. If no luck you may need to tear down the gun and clean and lube the internals.
Here is your manual. http://www.paintballadvisor.com/manuals/Tippmann%2098c%20manual.pdf
First suggestion is to make sure it's clean and lubed properly with a good oil made for paintball.
Next is make sure you have a good battery. It doesn't take much of a voltage drop to affect performance.
Also, this marker needs a specific range of input pressure. Make sure you are using the proper tank that is either adjustable, or has an output pressure that is not higher than or lower than the recommended range for your marker.
My first suggestion is to make sure your marker is clean, and properly lubed with a quality oil made for paintball.
Next would be to make sure you're checking with a full tank of air.
If lubing the marker doesn't fix you up, does it quit if you **** the marker? Not a condition you wanna walk around the staging area with, but it may stop the leak.
It can be an o-ring, and if it's been a while since you had any o-rings changed, it may be high time to get a set and change 'em all out, then you know they're all good to go!
Not much to go on there... Here's some general guidelines for ya:
Make sure your marker is properly clean and lubed with a quality oil made for paintball use.
Make sure you have a full tank of air.
Make sure the safety pin isn't engaged.
If you can **** it and it doesn't fire and cycle when you pull the trigger you may have a stuck valve or you pin depressor isn't long enough or the valve on the tank is low.
If the basics above don't get you going, checkout your local airsmith or paintball store and see if they can't get you pointed in the right direction.
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