---------------------------------------------------------- Yak-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 05/06/17: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:05 AM - Emergency air leaks down (Jon Boede) 2. 10:06 AM - Re: Emergency air leaks down (Ernest Martinez) 3. 03:47 PM - Re: Emergency air leaks down (Vic) 4. 09:38 PM - Re: Emergency air leaks down (Walter Lannon) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:05:31 AM PST US From: Jon Boede Subject: Yak-List: Emergency air leaks down I have a CJ in which the emergency air system leaks to zero over the course of about four days. It used to hold air forever and there was no "event" (like opening an emergency air valve) that would have been a before/after deal. I've changed out all the one way air valves and hosed a lot of the system down with soapy water but so far nothing. Where would y'all go looking first for the culprit? Jon ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:06:40 AM PST US From: Ernest Martinez Subject: Re: Yak-List: Emergency air leaks down Check the needles in both the from and rear emergency valves, they tend to rust, this would cause however for air to bleed into your emergency circuit preventing your gear from going up, unless plane has been sitting for several days. The check valve on the top starboard side is the usual suspect, but that has to be coupled with either a leaky check valve on the other side or a leaky pop off valve. On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Jon Boede wrote: > > I have a CJ in which the emergency air system leaks to zero over the > course of about four days. It used to hold air forever and there was no > "event" (like opening an emergency air valve) that would have been a > before/after deal. > > I've changed out all the one way air valves and hosed a lot of the system > down with soapy water but so far nothing. > > Where would y'all go looking first for the culprit? > > Jon > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:47:36 PM PST US Subject: Yak-List: Re: Emergency air leaks down From: "Vic" Did you check the hose to the manometer and the manometer itself ? We had a leak in this hose that was not changed for decades. Vic Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=469066#469066 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:38:57 PM PST US From: "Walter Lannon" Subject: Re: Yak-List: Emergency air leaks down Hi Jon; A few years back one of our more industrious members (whose name, I'm sorry to say, escapes me) drew up a really excellent schematic of the CJ pneumatic system. I will attach a copy in case you do not have it. Note there are two distinct parts of the emergency system: 1. Charging / Storage (solid red) and 2. Operation (dashed red). From your description I would suspect the problem is in part 1. If you have not converted the control valves to Doug's stainless steel cones one (or both) valves could be leaking internally to the operation side. Other possibilities are:----- Pin hole in tank wall or pipeline due to corrosion: Poor connection to either pressure guage; Charge line check valve leak (the one described by Ernie) also possibly internal. If you have access to an ultrasonic leak detector that is probably the best way to pin it down. Walt -----Original Message----- From: Jon Boede Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2017 9:03 AM Subject: Yak-List: Emergency air leaks down I have a CJ in which the emergency air system leaks to zero over the course of about four days. It used to hold air forever and there was no "event" (like opening an emergency air valve) that would have been a before/after deal. I've changed out all the one way air valves and hosed a lot of the system down with soapy water but so far nothing. Where would y'all go looking first for the culprit? 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