Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #11863
From: Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net>
Subject: oil injector pump
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 10:13:28 -0700
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

My 20B came with a 4-port injector/metering pump from a 13B with three ports feeding the 3 rotors and one port blocked.  The pump began leaking (dripping out around the adjustment lever shaft) during the dyno runs; and then continuing to get worse as the pump finally stopped pumping after a total of maybe 4-5 hrs operation.  The replacement pump pumps very well, but immediately began showing some leakage.

 

I don’t know the outlet plumbing of the pump, but it is a positive displacement from the plunger, and as metering pump I’m thinking it may be setup for positive flow to each port; so blocking a port may be the cause of the leakage and failure.

 

Anyone have some input on this?

 

Thanks,

 

Al

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