So, my Porter Cable FN250 16 ga nailer died. I figured it is 15 + years old I
ll get a new one. But, before I do let me see what went wrong.
So.................... I open it and look inside and WTH ?!?. I see what looks like dried rosin in the gun piston area.
I dump it out and am thinking what in earth disintegrated ? hmmmmm I look up an exploded diagram and figure it out.
Ahh, the piston bumper dried out and died..... all that remains is the crumbs. Anyway, I order the 12 dollar part online I cleaned it up and made sure there were no other issues or parts that needed addressing and when the new part arrives I am back in business (16ga wise). In the meantime I am just using the 15 & 18ga guns.
Weird thing to find in a gun.
ll get a new one. But, before I do let me see what went wrong.
So.................... I open it and look inside and WTH ?!?. I see what looks like dried rosin in the gun piston area.
I dump it out and am thinking what in earth disintegrated ? hmmmmm I look up an exploded diagram and figure it out.
Ahh, the piston bumper dried out and died..... all that remains is the crumbs. Anyway, I order the 12 dollar part online I cleaned it up and made sure there were no other issues or parts that needed addressing and when the new part arrives I am back in business (16ga wise). In the meantime I am just using the 15 & 18ga guns.
Weird thing to find in a gun.