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Spent 6 hours chasing a phantom hydraulic leak on a Cessna 172. Turned out to be a cracked O-ring on the reservoir cap vent line.
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holly_sanchez751mo agoMost Upvoted
Those tiny O-rings can cause such a huge headache. I mean, you check all the big stuff first and it's something stupid like a 50 cent part. Makes you want to just replace every seal on the plane sometimes.
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grace_white1mo ago
Ugh, tell me about it. I spent a whole weekend tracing a leak in my truck's AC, only to find it was a dried up two dollar seal. Felt like such a clown for overthinking it. Now I just buy those little parts in bulk out of pure spite.
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the_ryan1mo ago
Tell me about it. Feels like the universe picks the cheapest part to fail just to mess with you. Might as well start every job with a bucket of new seals.
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