Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 19:15:34 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m07.mx.aol.com ([64.12.136.162] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b4) with ESMTP id 1628067 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 14 Jul 2002 18:01:00 -0400 Received: from RicArgente@cs.com by imo-m07.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v32.21.) id q.f7.1e1fed95 (30951); Sun, 14 Jul 2002 18:00:57 -0400 (EDT) From: RicArgente@cs.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 18:00:57 EDT Subject: LNC2:Hydraulic Burping X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net X-Original-CC: harrelson@erols.com, jimsol@thenuthouse.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_f7.1e1fed95.2a634e99_boundary" X-Mailer: CompuServe 2000 6.0 for Windows US sub 10511 --part1_f7.1e1fed95.2a634e99_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Right after I had completed my annual on 360ZR, the hydraulic system started burping whenever I dumped the gear for landing (low side). I saw some red stains near the dump valve. Since I had an extra dump valve, I replaced it but this did not solve the problem... Next, I capped of the low side hose of the left main gear, then the nose gear, then the right main gear...bingo, the burping stopped when I capped off the right main gear hydraulic cylinder. I removed the right hydraulic cylinders and overhauled the unit. Walla, problem is now fixed!! Burping gone...at least for now... Rick Argente 360ZR --part1_f7.1e1fed95.2a634e99_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Right after I had completed my annual on 360ZR, the hydraulic system started burping whenever I dumped the gear for landing (low side).  

I saw some red stains near the dump valve.  Since I had an extra dump valve, I replaced it but this did not solve the problem...

Next, I capped of the low side hose of the left main gear, then the nose gear, then the right main gear...bingo, the burping stopped when I capped off the right main gear hydraulic cylinder.  I removed the right hydraulic cylinders and overhauled the unit.  Walla, problem is now fixed!!  Burping gone...at least for now...

Rick Argente
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