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In a message dated 4/30/00 6:23:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dfs@gateway.net writes:

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This past winter, I noticed that my hydraulic pump was taking 30+ seconds to recharge the downside after sitting for a week. Because the builder (not I) had installed a convenient access panel adjacent to the pump, I checked the hydraulic fluid level and discovered that the fluid was badly contaminated.  Obviously, this triggered a decision to overhaul the system.

The pump went back to Oildyne. They turned it around in a week for an overhaul cost of $80 including shipping and a pretty new reservoir.  I flushed the lines and replaced the O-rings in the actuators.  Because I screwed up one of the pressure sensors in the course of removing them, I decided to replace them both with the newer design. Now, I'll grant you that this was a shotgun solution, but for $250 and the little time it took it was well worth the effort. Also, I'm now on intimate terms with the hydraulic system. As a non-builder, that's essential.

Byron Fox
LNC2
N3144C
Mill Valley, CA

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