> Don't let the 80's/90's piece of crap design Oildyne
pump spoil your flying
>experience and all the work you've accomplished. It's NOT worth it, remove
it
>and throw it in the nearest dumpster!
Sound advice Bill – I would humbly state that the same
advice applies to the Bosch relays you are using. As you may recall, last
November my up relay welded itself shut, causing an uncommanded gear retraction
on the ground. The resulting prop strike grounded my plane for 50 days at a
distant airport. Insurance covered the expense but I will be paying higher
premiums for years to come. I replaced the Bosch relays with the Lancair-recommended
heavy duty automotive style contactors. I still hold my breath every time I
turn on the master switch.
-Adam Molny
Legacy N181AM
237 hours
From: marv@lancair.net [mailto:marv@lancair.net]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 7:47
AM
Subject: Re: [LML] Oildyne
Hydraulic Pump Rebuild?
Posted for "William Rumburg" <lancair403@verizon.net>:
> John-
>
> Don't let the 80's/90's piece of crap design Oildyne pump spoil your
flying
>experience and all the work you've accomplished. It's NOT worth it, remove
it
>and throw it in the nearest dumpster!
> I purchased a new pump for $1400 in 2005, correctly guessing that Oildyne
>had re-designed it to correct the earlier problems. The new pump is SWEET,
it
>retracts the gear simultaneously, in half the time and I've never had a
>problem with it : ) : )
> Also, I abandoned the horrific location behind the baggage bulkhead - that
>Lancair originally specified. I created a hard spot and installed the new
>pump on the side of pushrod tunnel, directly behind the pilot where it
should
>have been all along (photos attached)
>
> Bill Rumburg
> N403WR (Sonic bOOm)