X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:14:50 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [64.98.42.247] (HELO smtprelay.b.hostedemail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3023548 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:03:52 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.98.42.247; envelope-from=billhogarty@hughes.net Received: from filter.hostedemail.com (b-bigip1 [10.5.19.254]) by smtprelay03.b.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 404A9445F8; Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:03:13 +0000 (UTC) X-SpamScore: 1 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (dpc6744132099.direcpc.com [67.44.132.99]) (Authenticated sender: billhogarty@hughes.net) by omf02.b.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP; Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:03:08 +0000 (UTC) X-Original-Message-ID: <48797E79.1030807@hughes.net> X-Original-Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:03:05 -0700 From: billhogarty User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Windows/20080421) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-CC: Brad Hogarty Subject: L-IV Hydraulics Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080712-1, 07/12/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-session-marker: 62696C6C686F6761727479406875676865732E6E6574 X-Spam-Summary: 2,0,0,cecf9e77af082646,9127508c93cde57a,billhogarty@hughes.net,,RULES_HIT:355:379:854:973:988:989:1187:1260:1261:1277:1311:1313:1314:1345:1437:1515:1516:1518:1534:1538:1593:1594:1711:1714:1730:1747:1766:1792:2393:2559:2562:2828:3350:3865:3866:3867:3869:3870:3871:3872:3874:4361:5007:7652:7903,0,RBL:none,CacheIP:none,Bayesian:0.5,0.5,0.5,Netcheck:none,DomainCache:0,MSF:not bulk,SPF:,MSBL:none,DNSBL:none After replacing seals in my nose gear hydraulic cylinder to stop a messy leak, I am wondering if it is a good idea to leave the plane sit for a week or two with the system at 1000 psi. or would it be advisable to bleed off the pressure (cycling the flaps) to let the system relax? Would relieving the pressure extend the life of the seals or would I be creating a problem that I'm not aware of? Opinions welcome... Regards, Bill Hogarty