X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.2) with ESMTP id 853897 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Dec 2005 20:44:18 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id jB21hV1u022922 for ; Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:43:31 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001301c5f6e1$bc66b7d0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel/brake lines Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:43:03 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0010_01C5F6B7.D34BB790" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C5F6B7.D34BB790 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageRusty, I went with the new high flash point aircraft brake fluid (MIL-H-83282)- = flash point is 450F vs 240F for the old stuff. I had to get a gallon = of the stuff (enough to probably last me for years and years and years), = but after the fire, I feel a bit more comfortable that it won't go up = with the temp a little over the boiling point of water. I considered = some of the auto brake fluids - but have heard some horror stories about = incompatibility with aircraft seals - I know there is some DOT formulas = that supposedly are compatible - but did not feel like experimenting = {:>) Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 6:00 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel/brake lines Ed Anderson wrote: > Having had aluminum brake line tube fail from fatigue, causing a > uncommanded departure from the runway, resulting in a fireball which > ignited my wheel pant, I would suggest you consider "real" brake = lines > (SS braided with Teflon lining). But, just a personal opinion of > course. > Hi Ed, Did you switch to Dot 5 fluid, or stay with the cheap, red, flammable = stuff? I just put the purple Dot 5 fluid in the Kolb, though brake = fires aren't too likely :-) =20 Cheers, Rusty (Dot 5 for the RV-8 too) ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C5F6B7.D34BB790 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Rusty,
 
I went with the new high flash point aircraft = brake fluid=20 (MIL-H-83282)- flash point is 450F vs 240F for the = old=20 stuff.   I had to get a gallon of the stuff (enough to = probably last=20 me for years and years and years), but after the fire, I feel a bit more = comfortable that it won't go up with the temp a little over the boiling = point of=20 water.  I considered some of the auto brake fluids - but have heard = some=20 horror stories about incompatibility with aircraft seals - I know there = is some=20 DOT formulas that supposedly are compatible - but did not feel like=20 experimenting {:>)
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Thursday, December 01, = 2005 6:00=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = fuel/brake=20 lines

Ed Anderson wrote:

> Having had aluminum = brake line=20 tube fail from fatigue,  causing a
> uncommanded departure = from the=20 runway, resulting in a fireball which
> ignited my wheel pant, I = would=20 suggest you consider "real" brake lines
> (SS braided with = Teflon=20 lining).   But, just a personal opinion of
>=20 course.
>

 
Hi=20 Ed,
 
Did = you switch to Dot=20 5 fluid, or stay with the cheap, red, flammable stuff?  I just = put the=20 purple Dot 5 fluid in the Kolb, though brake fires aren't too likely = :-) =20
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (Dot 5 for the=20 RV-8 too)




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