X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:57:31 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <5zq@cox.net> Received: from eastrmmtao101.cox.net ([68.230.240.7] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2339901 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:52:41 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.240.7; envelope-from=5zq@cox.net Received: from eastrmimpo02.cox.net ([68.1.16.120]) by eastrmmtao101.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20070919155201.IAIB27100.eastrmmtao101.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:52:01 -0400 Received: from bh1 ([72.209.225.157]) by eastrmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id qFs11X00V3QP3uo0000000; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:52:01 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <002c01c7fad5$2a797750$6401a8c0@bh1> From: "Bill & Sue" <5zq@cox.net> X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Swedish hydraulic oil problem X-Original-Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:53:04 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0029_01C7FAB3.A3383BD0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 x-mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C7FAB3.A3383BD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Craig, Very nice job on the mounting flange. I also am not comfortable with the = hole in the bottom of the resivoir. Any chance that you could machine up = some more of those flanges? I, for one, would be interested in buying = one. Thanks. Bill Harrelson N5ZQ 320 1,400 hrs N6ZQ IV under construction Christer Wretlind while you are looking at your hydraulic system, = there is one more potential leak area that I felt needed attention. The = oil reservoir tank I received was out of round at the top flange where = the oil pump o-ring is to seal. I was also concerned about the thru = hole in the bottom of the tank where the pump attaches. If the bottom = thru hole joint did leak, there is potential for the "one quart" hand = pump reserve to leak out as well. I decided to weld the hole shut at = the bottom of the tank and machine a mounting flange for the pump to = attach to as shown in the pictures. This solved both problems. Craig Berland ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C7FAB3.A3383BD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Craig,
 
Very nice job on the mounting flange. I = also am not=20 comfortable with the hole in the bottom of the resivoir. Any chance that = you=20 could machine up some more of those flanges? I, for one, would be = interested in=20 buying one. Thanks.
 
Bill Harrelson
N5ZQ 320 1,400 hrs
N6ZQ  IV under = construction
 
 
 
Christer Wretlind = while you are=20 looking at your hydraulic system, there is one more potential leak = area that I=20 felt needed attention.  The oil reservoir tank I received was out = of=20 round at the top flange where the oil pump o-ring is to seal.  I = was also=20 concerned about the thru hole in the bottom of the tank where the pump = attaches.  If the bottom thru hole joint did leak, there is = potential for=20 the "one quart"  hand pump reserve to leak out as = well.  I=20 decided to weld the hole shut at the bottom of the tank and machine a = mounting=20 flange for the pump to attach to as shown in the pictures.  This = solved=20 both problems.
Craig=20 Berland
 
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