X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-d04.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.36] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTP id 2632525 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:23:26 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.36; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-d04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.bbe.1f3dac31 (30740) for ; Sat, 5 Jan 2008 18:22:40 -0500 (EST) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 18:22:39 EST Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: non flamable brake fluid-compatable To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1199575359" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5378 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1199575359 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/3/2008 7:26:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes: Mark, ACI is the place where I ordered my PRF 83282 after my brake fire back in 2005. I could not find it anyplace at the time where you could get a quantity less than 1 gallon. Most FBO appear not interested and are sticking with the more flammable 5606 - I mean there is no point in switching if you're never going to have a hydraulic oil fire {:>). The 83282 flash point is over 200F higher than that of the 5606 Ed If you mount a single piston slider style caliper, provision must be made to allow for the caliper to move when cycled. It slides a bit in the bracket, just like the ones on cars. The hard line must end with a bulkhead fitting in a rigid bracket on the landing gear. A flex line runs to the caliper to allow for the movement. With no flex line, the hard line will fail from metal fatigue. Some folks add a loop to the hard line next to the caliper hoping that will be enough. It didn't work on th HUMVEE and it won't work on an airplane.Try some Lockheed 550 racing brake fluid from the hot rod shop. Compatible with almost any seals 550 degree wet boiling point.. If you really like to turn the rotors orange, and have sparks trailing you down the center line, Try Willwood 600 racing brake fluid. 600 degree wet boiling point used in braking systems where a coolant pump runs the fluid through a cooler when line pressure is down. Fix the installation and quit using flammable brake fluids. Soak an old set of seals in the stuff before using it. No brakes can be as bad as no brakes and a fire. Carbon fiber race pads would be great on airplanes. Feels solid. Lasts a long time. Pretty cheap. Shine up the rotors like chrome. No gouges. Maintain braking effect right through bright orange. No brake fade from over temps. Lynn E. Hanover **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 -------------------------------1199575359 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 1/3/2008 7:26:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,=20 eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes:

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Mark, ACI is the place where I ordered my PRF 8328= 2=20 after my brake fire back in 2005.

I could not find it anyplace at the time where you= could=20 get a quantity less than 1 gallon. Most FBO appear not interested an= d=20 are sticking with the more flammable 5606 - I mean there is no point in=20 switching if you're never going to have a hydraulic oil fire {:>). = ;=20 The 83282 flash point is over 200F higher than that of the 5606

Ed

If you mount a single piston slider style caliper, provision must be ma= de=20 to allow for the caliper to move when cycled. It slides a bit in the bracket= ,=20 just like the ones on cars. The hard line must end with a bulkhead fitting i= n a=20 rigid bracket on the landing gear. A flex line runs to the caliper to allow=20= for=20 the movement. With no flex line, the hard line will fail from metal fatigue.= =20 Some folks add a loop to the hard line next to the caliper hoping that=20= will=20 be enough. It didn't work on th HUMVEE and it won't work on an airplane.Try=20= some=20 Lockheed 550 racing brake fluid from the hot rod shop. Compatible with almos= t=20 any seals 550 degree wet boiling point..

If you really like to turn the rotors orange, and have sparks trailing=20= you=20 down the center line, Try Willwood

600 racing brake fluid. 600 degree wet boiling point used in braking=20 systems where a coolant pump runs the fluid through a cooler when line press= ure=20 is down. Fix the installation and quit using flammable brake fluids.

Soak an old set of seals in the stuff before using it.

No brakes can be as bad as no brakes and a fire. Carbon fiber race pads= =20 would be great on airplanes. Feels solid. Lasts a long time. Pretty cheap. S= hine=20 up the rotors like chrome. No gouges. Maintain braking effect right through=20 bright orange. No brake fade from over temps.

Lynn E. Hanover

Start the year off right. Easy ways to= stay in shape in the new year.

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