X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:00:19 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m20.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1355311 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:13:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.1; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.c09.2877058 (57365) for ; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:12:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:12:48 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Oildyne Pump, another surprise X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1156893168" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5330 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1156893168 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 8/29/2006 2:25:45 P.M. Central Standard Time, gary21sn@hotmail.com writes: Several years ago I replaced my 1989 Oildyne hydraulic pump because, well just because it seemed ill.... ...So, today I disassembled the old pump just for giggles. Note that there is a number, 829, stamped into the frame: Looks like the older pump was manufactured on the 82 day of 1989. My old pump is still going strong with no adverse operations. It is a 1987 dated pump (#1427). The only teething problems I had in the beginning were the VEP pressure switches which caused me to burn out a gear pump relay (I replaced both relays). I did send the pump to Oildyne in the first year of flight for their valve upgrades. Gary, Yep, I probably retired the thing with a symmetric shuttle valve prematurely....... It looks like some new o-rings would have saved her. Just one of the thousands of mistakes made over life's declining years (post 30). Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Everything in moderation. -------------------------------1156893168 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 8/29/2006 2:25:45 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 gary21sn@hotmail.com writes:

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Several years ago I replaced my 1989 Oildyne hydraulic pump becau= se,=20 well just because it seemed ill....

...So, today I disassembled the old pump just for giggles. =20= Note=20 that there is a number, 829, stamped into the frame:

Looks like the older pump was manufactured on the 82 day of=20 1989.

My old pump is still going strong with no adverse=20 operations. It is a 1987 dated pump (#1427). The onl= y=20 teething problems I had in the beginning were the VEP pressure=20 switches which caused me to burn out a gear pump relay (I replaced bo= th=20 relays). I did send the pump to Oildyne in the first year=20= of=20 flight for their valve upgrades.

Gary,

Yep, I probably retired the thing with a symmetric shuttle valve=20 prematurely....... It looks like some new o-rings would have saved her.

Just one of the thousands of mistakes made over life's declining y= ears=20 (post 30).

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

Everything in moderation.

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