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sergeantspud2
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Sun Jun 19, 2005 10:05 am

i just put a propane injection on my gun because i thought it would make it easyer to fire. after installing it on my gun it wouldn't work. it use to fire every time i would pull the bbq lighter. so i decided maybe i needed more spark so i got a 100k volt stun gun. still it would only fire 1 out of 5 times and when it did fire it would only go about 20 ft. the thing i am going to try next is a chamber fan. would that help at all? is there such thing as cheep propane? it was the store brand. any help would be good.
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Sun Jun 19, 2005 10:27 am

you just need to adjust your pressure on your regulator, you probably have too much, or too little propane in your chamber, you used fuel tool right?
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Sun Jun 19, 2005 10:41 am

yeah i used that tool on burnt lake
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Sun Jun 19, 2005 12:17 pm

well, as long as your pressure on your regulator is at the right pressure you should be fine, also propane doesnt get to 90psi all the time, i like to design my meters so i can run about 35psi, so the tanks last longer. just go from a low fuel amount, to a high one, see when you get the best ignition and leave your regulator there
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