In the middle of the top of the front fork is a square filler plug. If you unscrew the plug it comes out with an 11 inch section of flexible metal line attached. When new, this line had a red and green mark to indicate where the full fluid mark was for the compressed and extended states of the front fork. Unfortunately I have found that these marks quickly wear off when covered with fluid. I bought a new gauge from Univair (PN 415-34089, $11.12 in 1996) and marked the red and green points on an outline of the gauge on the back of the invoice.
I am looking at it now. The actual square plug is about 9/16 inch long (the first 50% of this is the square wrench portion and the last 50% of this is the threaded portion) Welded to the bottom of the plug (the threaded end) is 11 inches of flexible metal cable There is a green mark beginning at 5.75 inches and ending at 6.00 inches from the bottom of the threaded portion of the plug. There is a red mark beginning at 10.75 inches and ending at 11.00 inches from the bottom of the threaded portion of the plug (basically at the end of the gauge). Hope this helps. David Abrams [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ercoupe.com ---------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 23, 1998 11:06 PM To: David Abrams Subject: ercoupe I am looking for information on filling a front strut (nose gear). Are there any chats or information boards for ercoupe. My mechanic just stares at me saying this airplane is nothing he is familiar with. The book calls for filling with red brake fluid (1.5 pints 5606) until it is filled to the red on guage or green on guage under load. Our question is WHERE IS THIS ELUSIVE GREEN AND RED GUAGE? I drained it for about 20 minutes upside down and was unable to force 1.5 pints into it (it was full after 12 oz). Any suggestions on a page or a board would be greatly appreciated. alex
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