X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:13:30 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173017pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.17] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.5) with ESMTP id 4213313 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:41:08 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.17; envelope-from=lancair403@verizon.net Received: from personalab15f4 ([unknown] [72.64.57.221]) by vms173017.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0L0I005ALRV79780@vms173017.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:40:19 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Message-id: <0785597A95EE438EBF8462403F102D7C@personalab15f4> From: "William Rumburg" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: <417683.57173.qm@web36906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Subject: :Re: gear retract problems - 320 X-Original-Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:40:10 -0400 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0136_01CAD660.39DB7A90" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0136_01CAD660.39DB7A90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris- I purchased the new powerpack in February 2002. The original powerpack = was supplied with the kit in April '89. It's a piece of JUNK compared with the new powerpack, which was = manufactured in China for *I would bet* no more than $50....and at the = current retail price of $1,300, Oildyne is making a few $$$.=20 The old 1989 powerpack cost me an untold amount of aggravation....once = removed, I was going smash it with a sledgehammer, turn cartwheels over = it using a bulldozer and throw what was left in the Atlantic Ocean. = Well, I didn't have a sledgehammer or a bulldozer and didn't want to = pollute the Atlantic Ocean, so I settled for throwing it in the nearest = dumpster. =20 Bill, Can you tell me what year you bought the original and replacement = pumps. I am trying to get a rough idea when the change to the internals = was made. I have both '95 and '98 era pumps - one in the plane, one on = a test stand. Both are good. That is, excluding reversed spool valves, = which is an assembly issue that occurred in roughly the same time frame, = the internal design won't allow all the problems folks complain about. = The change must have occurred prior to ~'95. I too have tried to get = people to look at the pump itself, but band-aids seem to be more = appealing to many. Chris ------=_NextPart_000_0136_01CAD660.39DB7A90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Chris-

I purchased the new powerpack in February 2002. The original = powerpack was=20 supplied with the kit in April '89.

It's a piece of JUNK compared with the new powerpack, = which was=20 manufactured in China for *I would bet* no more than $50....and at the = current=20 retail price of $1,300, Oildyne is making a few = $$$.

The old 1989 powerpack cost me an untold amount of = aggravation....once=20 removed, I was going smash it with a sledgehammer, turn = cartwheels=20 over it using a bulldozer and throw what was left in the = Atlantic=20 Ocean. Well, I didn't have a sledgehammer or a bulldozer and didn't want = to=20 pollute the Atlantic Ocean, so I settled = for throwing it in=20 the nearest dumpster.

Bill,

Can you tell me what year you bought the original and replacement = pumps. I am trying to get a rough idea when the change to the = internals=20 was made. I have both '95 and '98 era pumps - one in the = plane,=20 one on a test stand. Both are good. That is, excluding = reversed spool valves, which is an assembly issue that occurred in = roughly the=20 same time frame, the internal design won't allow all the problems = folks=20 complain about. The change must have occurred prior to = ~'95. I too=20 have tried to get people to look at the pump itself, but band-aids = seem to be=20 more appealing to many.

Chris

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