Hi all. Hoping someone can help me here. I have had this Russian 91 for about a month and a half. Loving it. However last few times I have been using it, it seems to be leaking from the side. Not a lot. Almost like its sweating out of the side. I know that's not likely but just describing what it seems like. Can anyone shed some light on what I might be doing wrong. That's the only place I have noticed any leaking on it.
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Does it generally happen upon reflling? but not the first fill after a rebuild?
What wick material are you using and do you have a picture of your coil/wick set up?
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What wick material are you using and do you have a picture of your coil/wick set up?
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I use the Kayfun 3.1 and the Kayfun is supposed to be a clone of the Russian. On my Kayfun there's a collector area under the coil deck that holds juice that drips around the coil area. That can drip if you don't blow it out or disassemble it when you rebuild. Your Russian probably doesn't have the collector, just the air adjustment and the air hole.
There's also an air adjustment screw next to the air intake that can drip after a fill or when the collector gets full. Other than O-rings not sealing those would be the only sources of leaking I know of.
As Izan mentioned, leaking after a fill sometimes happens. I blow mine out as described below after I fill.
Try blowing it out into a paper towel through the drip tip while holding it tilted with the 510 thread end high. If you hold it level you might just blow the contents of the tank into the towel through the chimney feee slots! The air intake hole should be facing downward toward the towel. If you get some juice out of the air hole, you will probably solve the problem. It would be juice that collects around the coil inside and makes it's way into the air hole. Doing that on the Kayfun 3.1 also clears the juice out of the collector cap where the 510 thread is without removing it.
There's also an air adjustment screw next to the air intake that can drip after a fill or when the collector gets full. Other than O-rings not sealing those would be the only sources of leaking I know of.
As Izan mentioned, leaking after a fill sometimes happens. I blow mine out as described below after I fill.
Try blowing it out into a paper towel through the drip tip while holding it tilted with the 510 thread end high. If you hold it level you might just blow the contents of the tank into the towel through the chimney feee slots! The air intake hole should be facing downward toward the towel. If you get some juice out of the air hole, you will probably solve the problem. It would be juice that collects around the coil inside and makes it's way into the air hole. Doing that on the Kayfun 3.1 also clears the juice out of the collector cap where the 510 thread is without removing it.
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My Clear section on my R 91 deteriorated 
and started to leak there
Try using your solid section to see if it fixe the prob
I had to replace my clear centre section
and started to leak there Try using your solid section to see if it fixe the prob
I had to replace my clear centre section
My Clear section on my R 91 deteriorated
Try using your solid section to see if it fixe the prob
I had to replace my clear centre section
You know I am wondering if that is the case looking at it now. Also if you would, are there supposed to be orings between the plastic threading and the steel threading? I bought this on the classifieds here and there werent any but it sure seems like there should be. Thanks
If you have the Kebo, the spares kit included extra o-rings or steal them from the steel tank.
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sounds like flooding in the channel. i had that when i didn't refill thru the screw on the bottom of the base. best i can tell you is to refill that way and if you still have leaking, turn it upside down and blow out. the excess liquid will come out the air hole. when it's stopped, you should be all good.
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