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Bill--
I never installed the 150PSI piece-of-crap ball valve that came
with the kit. Rather, I used a Whitey/Swagelok 3000 PSI, nuclear
grade, stainless steel valve designed for instrumentation shutoff.
(That was probably overkill, but it didn't weigh any more than the
150 PSI valve that came with the kit.) The dump valve wasn't
leaking through before I broke into the system, so I would be
surprised if it chose this particular time to fail. Also, when I
open it to drop the gear, I can hear fluid and air surging through
the lines. I'm on hold now waiting for more fluid, but I'll put
the dump valve on my list of things to check if the more likely
culprits don't pan out.
I'm thinking of installing automotive brake bleed valves out in
the wheel wells. More overkill?
Thanks for the suggestion on the dump valve --
--John
On 6/24/2014 6:00 AM, Lancair Mailing List wrote:
John,
Sounds like a possibility of
a bad/leaking dump valve. Several of us changed out the
original valve for a higher pressure rated one several
years ago. Sorry that I can’t remember where the new
valve came from but I’ll bet that someone here does.
Bill Harrelson
N6ZQ IV 550 hrs
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