But when you cover it, does it move in and out freely, slowly?
In other words, when you cover the nozzle, moving the piston in and out at a slow rate, does it give notable resistance, or is it still hard?
Also, did you check your shimming for the gears? That might explain some taxing of the motor and battery, as Stealth said.
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