Return-Path: Received: from cdihost.cdicorp.com ([207.79.152.5]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with SMTP id com for ; Wed, 19 Jul 2000 06:59:08 -0400 Received: from HQ-EDI by cdihost.cdicorp.com via smtpd (for ns1.olsusa.com [205.245.9.2]) with SMTP; 19 Jul 2000 11:05:28 UT Received: from cdim-pts-mail.cdicorp.com (CDIM-PTS-MAIL [172.17.131.3]) by hq-edi.cdicorp.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2650.21) id PDLS3XJM; Wed, 19 Jul 2000 07:05:27 -0400 Received: by CDIM-PTS-MAIL with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Wed, 19 Jul 2000 07:05:26 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Rumburg, William" To: 'dfs' , Lancair List Subject: RE: Hydro again Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 07:05:19 -0400 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> > I'm thoroughly stumped! While I seem to have found a procedure that > eliminates my basic problem, it isn't totally acceptable since that's not > the way the system should function. Any ideas out there? Should I try to > bleed the system again? I thought I did it quite thoroughly, and it is > messy > to say the least, but I'm open to any suggestions at this point! > > Dan Schaefer > Dan - You've entered the world of the "backpressure relief circuit"!!! While I can't give you an explanation of what is happening inside your hydraulic pump, the symptoms are those experienced by early builders before incorporation of the backpressure relief circuit in the pump. Dick Alden (a retired hydraulics engineer at General Dynamics in Fort Worth) outlined the following symptoms in a 1994 issue of the LNN, told the reason why and designed a "backpressure relief circuit" for the Oildyne hydraulic pump, which cures the problem. Oildyne then incorporated it into all pumps after 1994. While my own pump appeared to function without a problem many times on the jackstand during construction, I eventually noted the same symptoms: 1. If the gear is powered down, subsequent powered retractions are anemic and incomplete (this cannot be cured by increasing the high pressure switch setting) 2. If the gear is dropped using the pressure relief (free-fall) valve, a subsequent powered retraction is always strong and complete. Dick designed the backpressure relief circuit to cure this and returned his pump to Oildyne for modification. I returned mine in 1995 and paid $ 100. for the modification. Bill Rumburg N403WR (Sonic bOOm) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>