Fairchild Club Forum

----- Original Message -----
From: "robert hensarling"
To: "fairchild"
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 8:46 AM
Subject: [fairchildclub] give me a brake


> Hi Guys! I went and picked up my PT-19 from Louise, Texas a couple of
days
> ago. It's been there being fitted with an electrical system (Jasco,
> starter, and acc.). The decision to have the starter installed was a
safety
> issue for me, as I give lots of rides here at Garner Field in Uvalde (plus
I
> can always easily change back to the crank starter if I wanted). Sure is
> nice to sit in the airplane and push a button! My thanks to Robbie Vajdos
> (Vajdos Aviation in Louise, Tx) for a fine job, and thanks to the list,
and
> especially to Jamie Treat for all the help, advise, and paperwork
> assistance.
>
> Only question I have at this time is that I have a great left brake, and
> virtually no right brake! This has just happened, so I'm assuming air in
> the right side line? King Richard (Smith that is, of Austin) says to
> pressurize the holding tank to approx. 8 psi and see if that helps.
>
> Hope everyone is having a great holiday season. Should hit the frigid
lower
> 70's here in South Texas today, and clear out. May have to go fly!
> Robert Hensarling
> http://www.mesquiterocker.com
> Uvalde, Texas
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----- Original Message -----
From: "robert hensarling"
To: "fairchild"
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 8:46 AM
Subject: [fairchildclub] give me a brake


> Hi Guys! I went and picked up my PT-19 from Louise, Texas a couple of
days
> ago. It's been there being fitted with an electrical system (Jasco,
> starter, and acc.). The decision to have the starter installed was a
safety
> issue for me, as I give lots of rides here at Garner Field in Uvalde (plus
I
> can always easily change back to the crank starter if I wanted). Sure is
> nice to sit in the airplane and push a button! My thanks to Robbie Vajdos
> (Vajdos Aviation in Louise, Tx) for a fine job, and thanks to the list,
and
> especially to Jamie Treat for all the help, advise, and paperwork
> assistance.
>
> Only question I have at this time is that I have a great left brake, and
> virtually no right brake! This has just happened, so I'm assuming air in
> the right side line? King Richard (Smith that is, of Austin) says to
> pressurize the holding tank to approx. 8 psi and see if that helps.
>
> Hope everyone is having a great holiday season. Should hit the frigid
lower
> 70's here in South Texas today, and clear out. May have to go fly!
> Robert Hensarling
> http://www.mesquiterocker.com
> Uvalde, Texas
>
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>Robert,
>
>In the Spring 1996 issue of the Flyerthere is a very good article on
>bleeding brakes from the bottom. I will send you a copy of the article.
>Beleive me it does work. Alan Brakefield in Oklahoma came up with the
>system.
>
>John Berendt
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "robert hensarling"
>To: "fairchild"
>Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 8:46 AM
>Subject: [fairchildclub] give me a brake
>
>
>> Hi Guys! I went and picked up my PT-19 from Louise, Texas a couple of
>days
>> ago. It's been there being fitted with an electrical system (Jasco,
>> starter, and acc.). The decision to have the starter installed was a
>safety
>> issue for me, as I give lots of rides here at Garner Field in Uvalde

>I
>> can always easily change back to the crank starter if I wanted). Sure is
>> nice to sit in the airplane and push a button! My thanks to Robbie

>> (Vajdos Aviation in Louise, Tx) for a fine job, and thanks to the list,
>and
>> especially to Jamie Treat for all the help, advise, and paperwork
>> assistance.
>>
>> Only question I have at this time is that I have a great left brake, and
>> virtually no right brake! This has just happened, so I'm assuming air in
>> the right side line? King Richard (Smith that is, of Austin) says to
>> pressurize the holding tank to approx. 8 psi and see if that helps.
>>
>> Hope everyone is having a great holiday season. Should hit the frigid
>lower
>> 70's here in South Texas today, and clear out. May have to go fly!
>> Robert Hensarling
>> http://www.mesquiterocker.com
>> Uvalde, Texas
>>
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>King Richard must have been drinking brake fluid. You only pressurize
>(read the book, I think it is 5 psi) when you are going to bleed the
>brakes. Then it must be released or the brakes will stay on.
>
>Cliff McCluney
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>Robert,
>
>Have fun. Bleed the air up thru system or just make left hand turns;)
>
>Jamie S. Treat A&P/IA
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>King Richard must have been drinking brake fluid. You only pressurize
>(read the book, I think it is 5 psi) when you are going to bleed the
>brakes. Then it must be released or the brakes will stay on.
>
>Cliff McCluney
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