X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:03:52 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from web54402.mail.yahoo.com ([206.190.49.132] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with SMTP id 2836078 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:14:56 -0400 Received: (qmail 39807 invoked by uid 60001); 7 Apr 2008 18:14:57 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=CpxmUkoK4MMlwqTcMqK+loJQULwCuMIhtb8DHSEaLUOZPhFYy02MOS5dcUA50XM4xaBB57W7c73HKuPZdnt5SXno727ZpqT4XmgyNTpb48e1if40ZuKUjua0KziNopF/OUNZ8zGkF4RSBrMKl1AIOcvE4f3l+P8MycCS1W7LMBM=; X-YMail-OSG: wkD5c54VM1mykGzBtY8FD1hjnUJQ0dAPoARl6.qlg7AXHVMJ3mTVRZ6C7Hsj_Fp8aLtyJVz8BVNuIIf95fQcvyHhC2YFo9sNH_0G1AMxnQuNfT_5NncrhHygHaLPijUwp_qVG8tVkwqf3qu3kdgyTqV8 Received: from [208.187.197.66] by web54402.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:14:57 PDT X-Original-Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 11:14:57 -0700 (PDT) From: randy snarr Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Landing Gear pump inop X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1635679824-1207592097=:36067" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Original-Message-ID: <633687.36067.qm@web54402.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1635679824-1207592097=:36067 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Bob, I found a 3 way valve to replace the original. I ran the return line into the dipstick hole with a custom brass fitting wtih a tube going down into the tank so you can not get air in the system when the fluid goes the other way. I purchased a plastic resevoir from Oildyne with it's own filler cap. Flown 2 times and all appears to be working. I was going to wait until it get's warm to post my findings to the group... I used very tight stainless braid lines instead of the original rubber hoses and hardware. Yours may allow some flex where mine does not or much less anyway. It appears that only some experience this. I would leave it alone if you have not had the system pressure symptoms that other have described. Randy. marv@lancair.net wrote: Posted for "Bob B." : Randy, Did you install a separate valve, or did you find a 3-way valve? How did you tie the return line into the tank? For reasons that I cannot understand, I have never seen this problem in 10 years of flight. Bob Belshe Moraga, CA Lancair 235/320 -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html --------------------------------- You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. --0-1635679824-1207592097=:36067 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Bob,
I found a 3 way valve to replace the original. I ran the return line into the dipstick hole with a custom brass fitting wtih a tube going down into the tank so you can not get air in the system when the fluid goes the other way.
 
I purchased a plastic resevoir from Oildyne with it's own filler cap. Flown 2 times and all appears to be working. I was going to wait until it get's warm to post my findings to the group...
I used very tight stainless braid lines instead of the original rubber hoses and hardware. Yours may allow some flex where mine does not or much less anyway.
It appears that only some experience this. I would leave it alone if you have not had the system pressure symptoms that other have described.
 
Randy.

marv@lancair.net wrote:
Posted for "Bob B." :

Randy,
Did you install a separate valve, or did you find a 3-way valve? How did
you tie the return line into the tank?
For reasons that I cannot understand, I have never seen this problem in 10
years of flight.
Bob Belshe
Moraga, CA
Lancair 235/320


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