Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 08:50:30 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [206.246.194.60] (HELO visi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 470252 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:25:03 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.246.194.60; envelope-from=rpastusek@htii.com Received: from [69.143.104.75] (HELO cp172883-b.arlngt01.va.comcast.net) by visi.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with SMTP id 30720229 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:22:02 -0400 Reply-To: From: "Bob Pastusek" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Mechanical Fuel Pump Failure? X-Original-Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:21:24 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <031c01c4b04d$9bbf6a80$6601a8c0@cp172883-b.arlngt01.va.comcast.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_031D_01C4B02C.14ADCA80" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_031D_01C4B02C.14ADCA80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MessageLarry, Helped a friend troubleshoot a fuel problem with his IO 360 in an RV-8. New pump on a rebuilt engine. It had supposedly been test run before shipping. One of the internal check valves was deformed when pressed into the pump body when the pump was manufactured. No way it could work properly. Do you suppose there's a batch of bad ones out there? Bob Pastusek This just in. We tore down the second mechanical pump and, lo and behold, one of the two internal check valves doesn't check. It allows fuel to drizzle right back through it .... Larry ------=_NextPart_000_031D_01C4B02C.14ADCA80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Larry,
 
Helped a friend = troubleshoot a=20 fuel problem with his IO 360 in an RV-8. New pump on a rebuilt engine. = It had=20 supposedly been test run before shipping. One of the internal check = valves was=20 deformed when pressed into the pump body when the pump was manufactured. = No way=20 it could work properly. Do you suppose there's a batch of bad ones out=20 there?
 
Bob=20 Pastusek
This just in.  We tore down the second mechanical pump = and, lo and=20 behold, one of the two internal check valves doesn't check.  It = allows=20 fuel to drizzle right back through it .... 
Larry
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