Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:23:13 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from relay-5m.club-internet.fr ([194.158.104.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 470436 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:52:15 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=194.158.104.44; envelope-from=alainoireaux@club-internet.fr Received: from AlainNOIREAUX (lxxx-10-34.n.club-internet.fr [213.44.17.34]) by relay-5m.club-internet.fr (Postfix) with SMTP id 77084E30D for ; Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:51:40 +0200 (CEST) X-Original-Message-ID: <000b01c4b06a$fbaff050$7fc6fea9@AlainNOIREAUX> Reply-To: "Alain NOIREAUX" From: "Alain NOIREAUX" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Mechanical Fuel Pump Failure? X-Original-Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:51:39 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C4B07B.BE6A73D0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C4B07B.BE6A73D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessagePlease,give the name of the manufacturer of the pump. Alain NOIREAUX ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bob Pastusek=20 To: Lancair Mailing List=20 Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 2:50 PM Subject: [LML] Re: Mechanical Fuel Pump Failure? Larry, 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 ....=20 Larry ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C4B07B.BE6A73D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Please,give the name of the = manufacturer of the=20 pump.
Alain NOIREAUX
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From:=20 Bob = Pastusek=20
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 = 2:50=20 PM
Subject: [LML] Re: Mechanical = Fuel Pump=20 Failure?

Larry,
 
Helped a friend = troubleshoot=20 a fuel problem with his IO 360 in an RV-8. New pump on a rebuilt = engine. It=20 had supposedly been test run before shipping. One of the internal = check valves=20 was deformed when pressed into the pump body when the pump was = manufactured.=20 No way 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=20 mechanical pump and, lo and behold, one of the two internal check = valves=20 doesn't check.  It allows fuel to drizzle right back through = it .... 
Larry
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