Freestyle FS-7 Help

JBacon · Rookie Joined: Jun 06, 2012 Posts: 20 Location: Illinois

Lately I have had nothing but problems with my IDC Freestyle fs7. Currently it does not shoot, and has a small, but noticeable leak inside of the gun. Last august I bought the fs7, and it worked great throughout the rest of the summer, and the school year... up until this season. I brought it out to the field to play, and it worked great all day. The last game I blew the smallest o-ring inside of the bolt and about 2500psi was drained through the gun. This happened based solely on my personal paintball inexperience, and not unscrewing the tank, or at least using the on/off. After this happened I then bought an o-ring kit off eBay, and replaced the broken o-ring. Through the process off my amateur paintball marksmanship, I unbalanced the regulators, and may have caused problems that I am not aware of. The problem right away was that the bolt would not go back, and into the position where the eyes would detect it, and allow me to shoot. Because of this, the air would just go through the gun. Later, to try to fix this I ended up backing the lpr all the way out, and the bolt set its self where it needed to be. At this point two more problems occurred.
1. There was a faint leak from somewhere inside of the gun (enough to notice if the marker was sitting on the table)
2. When I adjusted the lpr to shoot, (the leak still there) when it got up to where the bolt moves (to strike the ball) it doesn't hit hard enough to move the ball anywhere, and then when I add more pressure through the lpr, the pressure just blows out of the bolt, as if it had a broken o-ring like before.
Please help, I currently just want to get this marker fixed, so I can sell it, and put some more money into my back-up which has become my main gun (an 2k Autococker pump). I can post pics/links to videos on YouTube if needed.

Thanks for your help, anything is help at this point,
Jared

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maloneoni · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:17 am Post subject: Re: Freestyle FS-7 Help

What oring did you replace? Here is a walk through on the HE bolt assembly:
www.icdproducts.com/pa...embly.html

You said it was the small oring? Was it the 007? It needs to be replaced with a polyurethane oring. The buna orings do not work well there.

Balance your regulators according to this:

www.icd-owners.com/htm...ic&t=16630

For good measure, you should clean your HPR and LPR.

Peters1983 · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:26 am Post subject: Re: Freestyle FS-7 Help

If you need a good 007 oring(polyurethane) I have a few that I could send your way. that is usually the culprit.

Balance the regs per the link mal posted and double check the stickies in the freestyle section and see if you may have missed anything.

JBacon · Rookie Joined: Jun 06, 2012 Posts: 20 Location: Illinois

I replaced the H-007 o-ring, and i got the o-rings from o-rings online on ebay. here is the link to the add, if that can help anything.

www.ebay.com/itm/India...2830wt_742

also, with my luck, i have misplaced the 3 complete rebuilds, and the one missing that 007 o-ring, so i cant try the other small o rings to see if that would help.

I was reading up on some other things, would it help to just set the settings on the board back to stock? the previous owner used it for tourneys, so the settings (dwell mainly) are much different from what the Manuel recommends.

maloneoni · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:47 am Post subject: Re: Freestyle FS-7 Help

Do you know what board is in it? Do you have a picture of it?

Those orings are all buna. You need a urethane one for the 007 on the bolt stem.

Peters1983 · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:53 am Post subject: Re: Freestyle FS-7 Help

Yeah that kit only uses buna orings(black rubber) the stem needs to use poly only, they are much stronger. That kit is good for the rest if the marker but the stem needs to be more tear resistant.

As for the board settings if they are still the same a when you used it last then you should be ok. I would only mess with it when you get the leak figured out.

JBacon · Rookie Joined: Jun 06, 2012 Posts: 20 Location: Illinois

the top of the modes paper states right away "The 2005 FS-7 features predator LTD Programming available through TAG Sports." I have been using these directions to change modes so i believe that the predator ltd is what i have. If you give me a few min i can take a picture for you, if it will help.

Thanks.

JBacon · Rookie Joined: Jun 06, 2012 Posts: 20 Location: Illinois

Thank you peters, sorry i didn't acknowledge you. How much would you charge for a few of those o-rings? if it is aloud to be discussed on here (still new just glanced over the rules)

Peters1983 · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:57 am Post subject: Re: Freestyle FS-7 Help

No charge, I have quite a few that I will probably never use. Pm me and I'll get them sent out.

JBacon · Rookie Joined: Jun 06, 2012 Posts: 20 Location: Illinois

So, will this o-ring fix the firing problem, aswell as the small leak? or will i just have to put it in, and go from there?