Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 18:14:12 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [216.229.64.71] (HELO mail.fidnet.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b9) with SMTP id 2471181 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 10 Jul 2003 18:02:09 -0400 Received: (qmail 11553 invoked from network); 10 Jul 2003 22:02:09 -0000 Received: from 216-229-95-162-empty.fidnet.com (HELO shannon) (216.229.95.162) by one.fidnet.com with SMTP; 10 Jul 2003 22:02:08 -0000 Reply-To: From: "Shannon Knoepflein" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Hydraulics X-Original-Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 18:02:56 -0400 Organization: ISC X-Original-Message-ID: <00b101c3472f$04bf5970$0700a8c0@shannon> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00B2_01C3470D.7DADB970" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00B2_01C3470D.7DADB970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I thought it could be the valves sticking, so I replaced them and it did the same thing on the next flight. Next thing to check is to confirm all the plumbing is correct. Scott, thanks for the suggestions, I'll try the air deal next. --- Shannon Knoepflein <---> kycshann@kyol.net Perhaps this could happen with air in the system. Run the hydraulic pump with the dump valve open and the gear down for a minute. Then, manually lift the gear and close the doors and run the pump again with the dump valve open. This procedure should remove a great deal of air from the system. Maybe you should do this twice. ------=_NextPart_000_00B2_01C3470D.7DADB970 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I thought it could be the valves = sticking, so I replaced them and it did the same thing on the next flight.  Next thing to check is to = confirm all the plumbing is correct.  = Scott, thanks for the suggestions, I’ll try the air deal = next.

 

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Shannon Knoepflein   <--->   kycshann@kyol.net=

 

 

Perhaps this could happen = with air in the system.  Run the hydraulic pump with the dump valve open and = the gear down for a minute.  Then, manually lift the gear and close the = doors and run the pump again with the dump valve open.  This procedure = should remove a great deal of air from the system.  Maybe you should do = this twice.

 

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