X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:11:16 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc1-s2.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.74] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2460075 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:32:19 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.74; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.250.82]) by bay0-omc1-s2.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 7 Nov 2007 08:31:41 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 08:31:41 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: Received: from 71.210.16.154 by BAY115-DAV10.phx.gbl with DAV; Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:31:37 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [71.210.16.154] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Sender: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: LNC2 Hyd Chirp X-Original-Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 08:31:35 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_190C_01C82118.9B73D310" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.50.0039.1900 Seal-Send-Time: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 08:31:35 -0800 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Nov 2007 16:31:41.0321 (UTC) FILETIME=[AD4B8F90:01C8215B] X-Original-Return-Path: gary21sn@hotmail.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_190C_01C82118.9B73D310 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Do you fly 3 hours or more high in cold weather and descend to warm=20 landings very often? =20 Lorn =20 Try a 3 or 4 hr flight at 17,500 and decend into Vegas or PHX. That = would definetely tell you the dealio. One thing that is different on my system = is that I did not use the factory hoses. I went with small light stainless = braid teflon hoses. They are good to 3k psi. The system is tight, tight, = tight. If you went with the factory hoses it may be acting like a balloon and = expanding a little. Can't remember if you have gauges on your hyd system but that = tells the story of what is happening, not necessarily why though... Best, Randy. My bladder is only good for about 2 hours. >>>Mine doesn't do any of those things in flight except maybe once or = twice an hour. Extended is another story. Scott Krueger I do not hear my pump cycle while in flight. May be I'm hard of = hearing. I will say the gear system has not been trouble free. In its = first year I worked out some early issues which were mainly related to = the two relays and the adjustable pressure switches. But, since then it = has been relatively trouble free. Thimble bladder LNC2=20 Medford, Oregon ------=_NextPart_000_190C_01C82118.9B73D310 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Do you fly 3 hours or more high in cold weather and = descend to=20 warm
landings
very often?

= Lorn

Try a 3 or 4 hr flight at 17,500 and decend into Vegas or PHX. = That=20 would
definetely tell you the dealio. One thing that is different on = my=20 system is
that I did not use the factory hoses. I went with small = light=20 stainless braid
teflon hoses. They are good to 3k psi. The = system is=20 tight, tight, tight. If
you went with the factory hoses it may = be=20 acting like a balloon and expanding
a little. Can't remember if you = have=20 gauges on your hyd system but that tells
the story of what is = happening, not=20 necessarily why though...
Best,
Randy.

My bladder is only good for about 2 hours.

>>>Mine doesn't do any of those things in flight = except maybe=20 once or twice an hour. Extended is another story.

Scott = Krueger

I do not hear my pump cycle = while in=20 flight. May be I'm hard of hearing. I will say the gear = system has=20 not been trouble free. In its first year I worked out some early = issues=20 which were mainly related to the two relays and the adjustable pressure=20 switches. But, since then it has been relatively trouble=20 free.

Thimble bladder

LNC2

Medford, Oregon

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