Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 09:20:55 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.25] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.3) with ESMTP id 432774 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 26 Sep 2004 07:34:09 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.226.175.25; envelope-from=ian.crowe@sympatico.ca Received: from crowe ([69.159.75.171]) by tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.10 201-253-122-130-110-20040306) with SMTP id <20040926113338.CPUW6973.tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.net@crowe> for ; Sun, 26 Sep 2004 07:33:38 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <006201c4a3bc$b3b8fa40$6721fea9@crowe> From: "Ian B. Crowe" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: LNC2 Nose gear door X-Original-Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 07:33:53 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005F_01C4A39B.2C5060A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01C4A39B.2C5060A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I assumed wrongly that the door was staying wide open. ( I reread the = previous mail) However the sequence valve operates through the = movement of the plunger and there needs to be enough movement on the = plunger to fully open the valve without the gear trying to force it off = its mounting when fully open. In other words there should be a small = amount of free movement when the gear is fully retracted and the valve = is fully open. That is what the adjusting screw is for. It takes a lot = of fiddling to get the adjustment but it can be done. I did it with all = pressure off, lifted the nose gear up and put a piece of wood up from = the floor to hold it in position. Before you spring for the cost of a new valve get whoever replaced your = seals to check the action of the valve. There could be a piece of = shredded "O" ring lurking about partially blocking a port. However = having read all the the thread I rather end to think it is the = adjustment of the door. No I have not replaced a sequence valve yet. Unless it has physical = internal damage there is really nothing to go wrong apart from the = seals. Regards Ian ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01C4A39B.2C5060A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I assumed wrongly that the door was = staying wide=20 open. ( I reread the previous mail) However the = sequence valve=20 operates through the movement of the plunger and there needs to be = enough=20 movement on the plunger to fully open the valve without the gear = trying to=20 force it off its mounting when fully open. In other words there should = be a=20 small amount of free movement when the gear is fully retracted and = the=20 valve is fully open. That is what the adjusting screw is = for. It=20 takes a lot of fiddling to get the adjustment but it can be done. I did = it with=20 all pressure off, lifted the nose gear up and put a piece of wood up = from the=20 floor to hold it in position.

Before you spring for the cost of a new = valve get=20 whoever replaced your seals to check the action of the valve. = There could=20 be a piece of shredded "O" ring lurking about partially blocking a = port. =20 However having read all the the thread I rather end to think it is the=20 adjustment of the door.

No I have not replaced a sequence valve = yet. =20 Unless it has physical internal damage there is really nothing to go = wrong apart=20 from the seals.

Regards

Ian

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