X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 21:36:41 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtpauth01.mail.atl.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.61] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7) with ESMTP id 964829 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:32:34 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.61; envelope-from=leighton@teleport.com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=teleport.com; b=r23VRenCdJN434Cu3z6oYCCE2YkNjvS37xGH2IhCJkg2Gv0lQJfzK+AcuoEwGdS5; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [165.121.32.77] (helo=user) by smtpauth01.mail.atl.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1F4gR1-0003ds-Tf for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:31:48 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <000601c6280d$c878be80$4d2079a5@user> From: "Leighton" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mail list" Subject: Testing hoses X-Original-Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 07:31:46 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C627CA.B8F24500" 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 X-ELNK-Trace: ea0fe3d44b30ba0fc355332e9c4b49d598c48853aa0a5d89559822506ddcba24415a5d67a235264b350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 165.121.32.77 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C627CA.B8F24500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have been making hoses for years using Aeroquip style fittings and = have recently discovered a really clever and effective way of testing = them. It is a pair of male AN plugs, one of which has a shroeder valve = installed. You put the solid plug in one end of the hose and the one = with the valve in the other then put the solid plug end in a bucket of = water and, with a tire chuck on your compressed air line pressurize the = other end. No bubbles no leaks. Then reverse the plugs and check the = other end. Works great. I found these in the latest street rod catalog = from Speedway Motors (SpeedwayMotors.com). They come in all common AN = sizes and I got -3, -4, -6, and -8, which should cover all hoses on a = Lancair. At less than $9.00 per set they're a great deal. It's a = really nice catalog and it's free. Prebuilt hoses are great but = sometime a very slight difference in length or end orientation can be = the difference between fitting and not fitting and the answer is to do = your own. Leighton Mangels ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C627CA.B8F24500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have been making hoses for years using Aeroquip = style=20 fittings and have recently discovered a really clever and effective = way of=20 testing them. It is a pair of male AN plugs, one of which has a = shroeder=20 valve installed. You put the solid plug in one end of the = hose and=20 the one with the valve in the other then put the solid plug end in a = bucket of=20 water and, with a tire chuck on your compressed air line pressurize the = other=20 end. No bubbles no leaks. Then reverse the plugs and check = the other=20 end. Works great. I found these in the latest street rod = catalog=20 from Speedway Motors (SpeedwayMotors.com). They come in all common = AN=20 sizes and I got -3, -4, -6, and -8, which should cover all hoses on a=20 Lancair. At less than $9.00 per set they're a great deal. = It's a=20 really nice catalog and it's free. Prebuilt hoses are great but = sometime a=20 very slight difference in length or end orientation can be the = difference=20 between fitting and not fitting and the answer is to do your = own.

Leighton Mangels

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