X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:41:45 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from web60011.mail.yahoo.com ([209.73.178.74] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.10) with SMTP id 2157862 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:32:59 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.73.178.74; envelope-from=mattreeves@yahoo.com Received: (qmail 11649 invoked by uid 60001); 4 Jul 2007 14:32:22 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=YlP0QjuWb6EqdLyBLJecq/1BZ04jcyq0qoXUfqIRHAVSz/Gp8YhgozcI1jQOi+jQnXhgHb4FLN/33g5oWexbgPqNamMOG7h70L7eF9cSlE7CXySghJ3Kl0yesGeodaX3GIjBCFVzQDudeV5hPk0gR4/jfAOnQajt6ghUGyxbE+w=; X-YMail-OSG: TzlE0pkVM1kYnIx.hwiy3pisXOb2a1wotuDsRF8feNEvrBsOFYgSVnwKCITchRlFwHQqMIv6Rd8sV6hPTGsODy7spZmUbU5_txqVpZxU0BGW6NTjguvnFOlzLkJW8yM- Received: from [74.34.181.226] by web60011.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:32:22 PDT X-Original-Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 07:32:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Matt Reeves Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LNC2 hydraulic pump turns on when gear is down at regular intervals??? X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1043459196-1183559542=:11049" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Original-Message-ID: <585851.11049.qm@web60011.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1043459196-1183559542=:11049 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Thanks Bill!! I rebuilt all three cylinders about 6 months ago and no leaks. I did have a similar problem when the gear was up which is why I did it. I found the leak in the right main cylinder but did the other two anyway. People tell me that ball dump valve is crap and I'd like to go easy before I get real messy if at all possible. Thanks for the input. Matt Bill & Sue <5zq@cox.net> wrote: Hi Matt, Why do you think that you don't have an internal leak in a cylinder? I had a similar problem a few years ago and it turned out to be a very small scratch in one of the cylinder walls. In the down position, the seals were over the scratch and allowed a minute leak. In the up position the seals were over smooth wall and worked perfectly. It doesn't take much, the smallest leak will cause this problem. My suggestion is to get a bunch of caps and plugs and isolate cylinders one at a time. You can also cap the lines going to the dump valve to isolate it. It's an easy (if a little messy) way to find out for sure where the leak is. Be sure to stock up on paper towels and rags before beginning this operation :-) Let us know what you find out. Bill Harrelson N5ZQ 320 1,400 hrs N6ZQ IV under construction My hydraulic pump turns on when the gear is down at regular intervals about every minute and it stays on for about 1 second. It does not do this when the gear is up. I don't think there is an internal leak in the cylinders. I do have the original crappy ball emergency dump valve which I do suspect. Anyone else have any ideas? Thanks. Matt --------------------------------- Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added security of spyware protection. --0-1043459196-1183559542=:11049 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Thanks Bill!! 
 
I rebuilt all three cylinders about 6 months ago and no leaks.  I did have a similar problem when the gear was up which is why I did it.  I found the leak in the right main cylinder but did the other two anyway.  People tell me that ball dump valve is crap and I'd like to go easy before I get real messy if at all possible.
 
Thanks for the input.
 
Matt

Bill & Sue <5zq@cox.net> wrote:
Hi Matt,
 
Why do you think that you don't have an internal leak in a cylinder? I had a similar problem a few years ago and it turned out to be a very small scratch in one of the cylinder walls. In the down position, the seals were over the scratch and allowed a minute leak. In the up position the seals were over smooth wall and worked perfectly. It doesn't take much, the smallest leak will cause this problem.
 
My suggestion is to get a bunch of caps and plugs and isolate cylinders one at a time. You can also cap the lines going to the dump valve to isolate it.  It's an easy (if a little messy) way to find out for sure where the leak is. Be sure to stock up on paper towels and rags before beginning this operation :-)  Let us know what you find out.
 
Bill Harrelson
N5ZQ 320 1,400 hrs
N6ZQ  IV under construction
 
 
 

My hydraulic pump turns on when the gear is down at regular intervals about every minute and it stays on for about 1 second.
 
It does not do this when the gear is up.   
 
I don't think there is an internal leak in the cylinders.
 
I do have the original crappy ball emergency dump valve which I do suspect.
 
Anyone else have any ideas?
 
Thanks.
 
Matt


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