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    I too had the nose gear door close before gear retraction.  It
happened only two or three times when I first activated the gear.  It
did a little damage, too.
    Since the manual does not give any instruction on bleeding the line,
and I didn't, I concluded that air in the line was leaking through the
valve activatind the retract, but not the hydraulic fluid.  I haven't
had further problems in, probably, 100+ retractions.  I'll bet deChaze
is right that the valve is leaking.
    Now I'm having to replace the o-rings on the door cylinder because
one somewhere in there has already failed.  Any others had a sudden,
heavy leak there?

Bob Chesley
L-320 builder
Ojai, CA