Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 09:25:22 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.202.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.1) with ESMTP id 403406 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 09 Sep 2004 06:09:27 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.202.56; envelope-from=mjrav@comcast.net Received: from MJR (h000094c615c2.ne.client2.attbi.com[65.96.140.242]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with SMTP id <2004090910085801200ido99e>; Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:08:58 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <001a01c49655$a6a60060$f28c6041@ne2.client2.attbi.com> From: "Mark Ravinski" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: [LML] Dukes Pump Replacement X-Original-Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 06:13:28 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C49634.1F513CE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C49634.1F513CE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A Dukes pump should be positioned low enough in the fuel system so that = it never "looses it's prime". If you look back through the LML, you'll find quite a few entries on = this subject. Others have had to repeatedly change pumps that had a = short life and my pump has a label warning against running dry (even = briefly). My pump is right under the header tank and some others put them low on = the forward firewall with a heat shield. One person wrote that an overhaul cost as much as a new pump. =20 You might look at Airflow Performance as I believe they have an = equivalent pump and may have better availability. Mark Ravinski N360KB 1300 hrs ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C49634.1F513CE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
A Dukes pump should be positioned low = enough in the=20 fuel system so that it never "looses it's prime".
If you look back through the LML, = you'll find quite=20 a few entries on this subject.  Others have had to repeatedly = change pumps=20 that had a short life and my pump has a label warning against = running dry=20 (even briefly).
My pump is right under the header tank = and some=20 others put them low on the forward firewall with a heat=20 shield.
 
One person wrote that an overhaul cost = as much as a=20 new pump. 
You might look at Airflow Performance = as I believe=20 they have an equivalent pump and may have better = availability.
 
Mark Ravinski
N360KB 1300 = hrs
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