X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:42:46 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.emmett.org ([69.128.73.170] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3590075 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:59:30 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.128.73.170; envelope-from=sbuller@emmett.org X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C9C1B7.6F5F06B3" Subject: RE: [LML] Epoxy Pump Rebuild X-Original-Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:56:33 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <32AF4E4BDA9A00499B3AF0C50C985EFFD2D134@oscar.emmett.org> In-Reply-To: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Epoxy Pump Rebuild Thread-Index: Acm/tm0xwiLkkX1aRuukHNbQ+pYIvQCABY3w From: "Steve Buller" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C9C1B7.6F5F06B3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am assuming you replaced the seals and cleaned the pistons.... Sounds like you are not keeping the epoxy warm (a light bulb between the two pumps works great) or your return spring is to soft or stretched out.=20 The guy at Michaels is very helpful also. Hope this helps, Steve ________________________________ From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Will Holden Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 7:44 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Epoxy Pump Rebuild I have a Michael Engineering Sticky Stuff Dispenser. I bought it used in pretty good shape. I cleaned it up and all, but I am having trouble with it. When I pull the plunger down, it goes, but it does not go up easily. Do I need to unscrew the pump parts where the cylinders are and soak those in acetone or denatured alcohol? I bought new reservoirs, but what is included in the rebuild kits Aircraft Spruce sells? Has anyone ever send one back to Michael to get it reman-ed or should I just buy a new one? Thanks! =20 Will ------_=_NextPart_001_01C9C1B7.6F5F06B3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I am assuming you replaced the seals and = cleaned the=20 pistons.... Sounds like you are not keeping the epoxy warm (a light bulb = between=20 the two pumps works great) or your return spring is to soft or stretched = out.=20

The guy at Michaels is very helpful=20 also.

Hope this helps, Steve

From: Lancair Mailing List=20 [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Will = Holden
Sent:=20 Friday, April 17, 2009 7:44 PM
To:=20 lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Epoxy Pump=20 Rebuild

I have a Michael Engineering Sticky = Stuff=20 Dispenser. I bought it used in pretty good shape. I cleaned = it up=20 and all, but I am having trouble with it. When I pull the plunger = down, it=20 goes, but it does not go up easily. Do I need to unscrew the pump = parts=20 where the cylinders are and soak those in acetone or denatured = alcohol? I=20 bought new reservoirs, but what is included in the rebuild kits Aircraft = Spruce=20 sells? Has anyone ever send one back to Michael to get it reman-ed = or=20 should I just buy a new one? Thanks!

Will

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