X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.137.3] (HELO imo-m22.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 860105 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Dec 2005 02:36:10 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.3; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-m22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.b7.66382676 (4529) for ; Fri, 2 Dec 2005 02:35:20 -0500 (EST) From: WRJJRS@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 02:35:20 EST Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel/brake lines To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1133508920" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5022 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1133508920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/1/2005 5:48:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes: Agree, Bill. I use the -3SS and find they give a much firmer feel to the line than some of the large sizes (like that SS sold by van's which is -4 I believe). I put the -4 on down in Louisiana (only thing immediately available) but the brake with this larger size hose took more pedal movement to give the save braking effect. Now both feel rock solid - I like that. Ed A Ed and All, -3 is readily available from all the racing sources, use it! Ed, the brake feel is why Holman and Moody first used the SS/Teflon combo durring the Ford GT-40 and later Le Mans projects. The braided lines and the thick teflon liner really do the trick. Bleed the lines well and -3 is more than large enough. I'm still going to use one of the newer auto fluids in my plane, even if I need to get custom brakes or seals to do it. Much safer over all. BTW guys the racers gave up on DOT 5 (silicone based) fluids because they become mildly compressible at high temps. This isn't a problem for our use, as a good system with DOT-5 probably won't ever get hot enough in an aircraft for it to become a problem. Bill Jepson -------------------------------1133508920 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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Agree, Bill. I use the -3SS and find they give a m= uch=20 firmer feel to the line than some of the large sizes (like that SS sold by= =20 van's which is -4 I believe).  I put the -4 on down in Louisiana (onl= y=20 thing immediately available) but the brake with this  larger siz= e=20 hose took more pedal movement to give the save braking effect.  Now b= oth=20 feel rock solid - I like that.
 
Ed A
Ed and All,
 -3 is readily available from all the racing sources, use it! Ed,=20= the=20 brake feel is why Holman and Moody first used the SS/Teflon combo durring th= e=20 Ford GT-40 and later Le Mans projects. The braided lines and the thick teflo= n=20 liner really do the trick. Bleed the lines well and -3 is more than large=20 enough. I'm still going to use one of the newer auto fluids in my plane, eve= n if=20 I need to get custom brakes or seals to do it. Much safer over all. BTW guys= the=20 racers gave up on DOT 5 (silicone based) fluids because they become mildly=20 compressible at high temps. This isn't a problem for our use, as a good syst= em=20 with DOT-5 probably won't ever get hot enough in an aircraft for it to=20 become a problem.
Bill Jepson 
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