phantom will not pump

[noonagon]

hey everyone,

i just bought a phantom and it will not pump. Seems like the pump arm will not go back far enough to engage the sear

[KilledCookie]

Have you made sure the pump arm is in the bolt hole and the TPC adjustment hole? That's a stupid mistake I made when I was sleepy. Could also be the pump. What kind are you using? The stock one?

[apoc4lypse]

If it won't pump without being aired up, that's normal.  For most Phantoms, you need pressure against the valve in order for the hammer to engage the sear.

[noonagon]

If it won't pump without being aired up, that's normal.  For most Phantoms, you need pressure against the valve in order for the hammer to engage the sear.

that might be it. can i use hpa to test that?

[KilledCookie]

Yes. Any propellant will work with a phantom(well, paintball propellant at least{so no canned up farts!})

[apoc4lypse]

^What KilledCookie said.

And I think I misspoke - the sear on the hammer should engage the bolt, or some such.  But you still need pressure against the valve for that to happen, in most cases.

[noonagon]

thanks guys, aired it up and it works!!! awesome, sorry for the newbie question, its my first pump lol. Any faq's on putting a vertical feed on a phantom

[KilledCookie]

You mean, how can you go about doing it? It depends on how much you want to spend, and what you have now. If you have an SC set-up, you can buy an adapter(custom or PMP adapter),wait for super_stanchy to finish his adapter for ego necks, or make one out of a spyder feedneck(search function). You can also just buy a vertical feed body from Mike, but it won't clamp.

[noonagon]

how is the lapco feedneck? heard anything good about it?

[KilledCookie]

Didn't hear anything bad, and looks pretty nice. Price is a bit high though. But really, go whichever way you want. I'm not getting one of those, since they don't seem to come in clear ano.

[noonagon]

one more thing. i have a VSC phantom, is there supposed to be some sort of rubber seal where the 12g is pierced? it leaks a little out of there when i put a 12g in

[Biscuit]

Yes, there should be a seal in the pierce pin assembley. this is the part number,description and price: 9039, Puncture Seal, $.50. You can order one directly from CCI.