X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:20:13 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc3-s17.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.217] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTP id 2737628 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:41:51 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.217; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from hotmail.com ([10.4.19.14]) by bay0-omc3-s17.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:41:11 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:41:10 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: Received: from 70.58.159.218 by BLU130-DAV4.phx.gbl with DAV; Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:41:05 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [70.58.159.218] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Sender: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: 320 brake cylinders X-Original-Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:42:57 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_025C_01C87327.3F21AEF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.50.0039.1900 Seal-Send-Time: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:42:58 -0800 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Feb 2008 02:41:10.0422 (UTC) FILETIME=[0D238B60:01C8736A] X-Original-Return-Path: gary21sn@hotmail.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_025C_01C87327.3F21AEF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gene, I did not notice any change in the effectiveness of the brakes. They = still fade quite easily. The only reason I made the change was for ease = of maintenance. Gary Edwards ----- Original Message -----=20 From: genemartin=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 11:46 AM Subject: [LML] Re: 320 brake cylinders Gary did your brakes improve with the newer type master cyls. Gene Martin Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:34 PM Subject: [LML] Re: 320 brake cylinders Gerard, I replaced my original Matco brake cylinders (reservoir on top) at = the brake pedals with the newer remote reservoir cylinders. The remote = reservoir I mounted on the firewall is from Van's (VA-107) as it is = small and more compact (round aluminum tubing with welded bracket and = fitting) than the larger square box looking (and red) reservoir supplied = with the Lancair kits. The Van's reservoir has a special breather cap. = http://www.vansaircraft.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi?ident=3D1202382927-314-59= 7&action=3Dsearch I got tired of the difficulty in checking the fluid supply on the = old style top reservoirs at the pedal. Very inconvenient to access. Gary Edwards LNC2 Medford, Oregon ------=_NextPart_000_025C_01C87327.3F21AEF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Gene,
 
I did not notice any change in the effectiveness of the = brakes.  They=20 still fade quite easily.  The only reason I made the change was for = ease of=20 maintenance.
 
Gary Edwards
----- Original Message -----
From: genemartin
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 = 11:46=20 AM
Subject: [LML] Re: 320 brake=20 cylinders

Gary  did your brakes improve with the = newer type=20 master cyls.
Gene Martin
Sent: Thursday, February 07, = 2008 12:34=20 PM
Subject: [LML] Re: 320 brake=20 cylinders

Gerard,
 
I replaced my original Matco brake cylinders (reservoir on top) = at the=20 brake pedals with the newer remote reservoir cylinders.  The = remote=20 reservoir I mounted on the firewall is from Van's (VA-107) as = it is=20 small and more compact (round aluminum tubing with welded bracket = and=20 fitting) than the larger square box looking (and red) reservoir = supplied=20 with the Lancair kits.  The Van's reservoir has a special = breather=20 cap.
 
http://www.vansaircraft.com/cgi-bin/catalo= g.cgi?ident=3D1202382927-314-597&action=3Dsearch
 
I got tired of the difficulty in checking the fluid supply on = the old=20 style top reservoirs at the pedal.  Very inconvenient to = access.
 
Gary Edwards
LNC2
Medford, = Oregon
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