crosman z177 and crosman 357

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Hey guys,
I figured this would be the best place to ask. *this is the second place I put this thread, I forgot CGN had an airgun forum*
I recently moved and found two of my airguns that I haven't seen in approx. 12-13 years lol.
Anyways, they were stored in a basement for 12-13 years without any attention, and I am now I am apologizing to them by giving them some tlc.
So being stored in the humid air for so long, you can imagine they gathered some surface rust which I cleaned as best as I could.

The Crosman 357 had an empty c02 still tightened up.. I took it out and cleaned the c02 valve and I put a new c02 in... And BAM! It works flawlessly.
The z177 on the other hand was left empty, and I cleaned the valve as well as I could, and I put a fresh c02 in.. and it leaks straight away.
I try firing the gun while the c02 is leaking, and it doesn't even recognize that there is c02 in it... (When firing with the leaking c02 no air comes out of the barrel)

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do? Is the air valve no more good at this point?

It was nice finding these two girls, and it brought back many memories :)

Here are some pics!

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Advice- Get a Steel Storm or a Drozd. They're a hell of a lot more fun that the UZI mechanical semi repeater.

I had one of those long ago, don't miss it.


jordanmalmal said:
Hey guys,
I figured this would be the best place to ask. *this is the second place I put this thread, I forgot CGN had an airgun forum*
I recently moved and found two of my airguns that I haven't seen in approx. 12-13 years lol.
Anyways, they were stored in a basement for 12-13 years without any attention, and I am now I am apologizing to them by giving them some tlc.
So being stored in the humid air for so long, you can imagine they gathered some surface rust which I cleaned as best as I could.

The Crosman 357 had an empty c02 still tightened up.. I took it out and cleaned the c02 valve and I put a new c02 in... And BAM! It works flawlessly.
The z177 on the other hand was left empty, and I cleaned the valve as well as I could, and I put a fresh c02 in.. and it leaks straight away.
I try firing the gun while the c02 is leaking, and it doesn't even recognize that there is c02 in it... (When firing with the leaking c02 no air comes out of the barrel)

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do? Is the air valve no more good at this point?

It was nice finding these two girls, and it brought back many memories :)
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Scopesandammo.com carries reseal kits for Crosman; usually the .357s go (resealed many - poor design for the transfer port/tube seals IMHO) but there ya go.

They don't list the z177 but contact them they can probably hook you up. Does it seem to be leaking through the grip? If so it's probably the seal that goes right around the canister at the piercing nozzle/stem. Either way those guys should be able to hook you up. For the minor cost of the reseal kits and some small amount of effort on your part, NO reason not to.

Good luck.
 
NorthCoastBigBore said:
Scopesandammo.com carries reseal kits for Crosman; usually the .357s go (resealed many - poor design for the transfer port/tube seals IMHO) but there ya go.

They don't list the z177 but contact them they can probably hook you up. Does it seem to be leaking through the grip? If so it's probably the seal that goes right around the canister at the piercing nozzle/stem. Either way those guys should be able to hook you up. For the minor cost of the reseal kits and some small amount of effort on your part, NO reason not to.

Good luck.
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I will check them out.

The air seems to be coming right out of the puncture wound if you will.
As if there is nothing there to hold the c02 from the canister to the gun,I tried to tighten the valve, but I did not try to loosen it... ( C02 is expensive, and I only have 3-4 canisters left from 1999 lol)
 
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