X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:43:21 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.250.91] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1079717 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:16:11 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.250.91; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:15:26 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: Received: from 63.224.201.253 by BAY115-DAV19.phx.gbl with DAV; Tue, 25 Apr 2006 01:15:22 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [63.224.201.253] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Sender: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: Oildyne pump-LNC2 X-Original-Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:15:19 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0135_01C667CB.0B792AB0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.20.0026.0800 Seal-Send-Time: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:15:19 -0700 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Apr 2006 01:15:26.0892 (UTC) FILETIME=[BC3DA6C0:01C66805] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0135_01C667CB.0B792AB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gerard, According to a friend here building an older LNC2, Van Hecke is no = longer at Oildyne and his replacements are not very familiar with the = pump history for the Lancair pump upgrades. =20 I have never had the issues spoken of on the LML, so can't help you = there. I sent my 1987 pump to them in 1998 or 1999 for their "latest = and greatest" upgrades as they called them which included some valve = changes. Cost then was about $120 including shipping with a turn around = time of about 2 weeks. Gary Edwards LNC2 N21SN Medford, Oregon >>>Over a year ago I had problems with a nose gear door fully open in = flight, the symptom of which was an aerodynamic " buzzing " noise from = the front of the aircraft. It was suggested that perhaps I had the = reversed spool valve problem. I pulled the pump apart and found no spool = valve inside. I cannabalised my old pump and installed a spool valve in = the new pump. The problem was solved. Unfortunately I am again getting an buzzing noise/vibration (only worse) = above 130kts, which I suspect is a nose gear door partially ajar in = flight. I thought it may be the exhaust vibrating, however this was = tightened and the noise persists. I wonder would the valve which had been present in the old pump for = over 10 years have finally deteriorated or started to deteriorate? So what symptoms have people had in old pumps? Also the contact I pulled from the archives for Oildyne was Edward Van = Hecke..is he still "the man" Gerard O Connell Melbourne, Australia VH-LPD (LNC2) ------=_NextPart_000_0135_01C667CB.0B792AB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Gerard,
 
According to a friend here building an older LNC2, Van Hecke is no = longer=20 at Oildyne and his replacements are not very familiar with the pump = history for=20 the Lancair pump upgrades. 
 
I have never had the issues spoken of on the LML, so can't help you = there.  I sent my 1987 pump to them in 1998 or 1999 for their = "latest and=20 greatest" upgrades as they called them which included some valve = changes. =20 Cost then was about $120 including shipping with a turn around time = of=20 about 2 weeks.
 
Gary Edwards
LNC2 N21SN
Medford, Oregon
 
>>>Over a year ago I had problems with a nose gear door = fully open=20 in flight, the symptom of which was an aerodynamic " buzzing " noise = from the=20 front of the aircraft. It was suggested that perhaps I had the reversed = spool=20 valve problem. I pulled the pump apart and found no spool valve inside. = I=20 cannabalised my old pump and installed a spool valve in the new pump. = The=20 problem was solved.

Unfortunately I am again getting an buzzing=20 noise/vibration (only worse) above 130kts, which I suspect is a = nose gear=20 door partially ajar in flight. I thought it may be the exhaust = vibrating,=20 however this was tightened and the noise persists.

 I wonder = would=20 the valve which had been present in the old pump for over 10 years have = finally=20 deteriorated or started to deteriorate?

So what symptoms have = people had=20 in old pumps?

Also the contact I pulled from the=20 archives for Oildyne was Edward Van Hecke..is he still "the=20 man"

Gerard O Connell
Melbourne, Australia
VH-LPD=20 (LNC2)

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