X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:53:14 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173011pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.11] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.5) with ESMTP id 4215048 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:49:32 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.11; envelope-from=lancair403@verizon.net Received: from personalab15f4 ([unknown] [72.64.57.221]) by vms173011.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0L0L00G156D18G70@vms173011.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:48:38 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Message-id: From: "William Rumburg" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: gear retract problems - 320 X-Original-Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:48:28 -0400 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01CAD765.393AE430" 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_001B_01CAD765.393AE430 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable No, I didn't have the desire or initiative to disassemble it and felt = that would be like disassembling a Swiss watch.... I'd hardly know what = I was looking at, let alone recognize a problem (I did send it to = Oildyne for rebuild, which had virtually no effect). As stated in my = most recent post, the earlier powerpacks are JUNK compared to the newer = model, which operates SMOOTHLY and QUIETLY and retracts the gear in 4-5 = seconds (versus 8-10 seconds for the older model) Here is a link to a photo that was snapped during takoff. I was = midfield, about 100 ft and the gear was already fully retracted.... http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/438266.html So Bill, in the past, there have been a number of issues in the pump = that could cause your symptoms. 1) no spring in the shuttle, 2) = internal design defect.... By chance, did you look inside the old pump and find the difference? Paul Legacy RG (with the lockup on every major change in temperature) ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01CAD765.393AE430 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

No, I didn't have the desire or initiative to disassemble it = and felt=20 that would be like disassembling a Swiss watch.... I'd hardly know what = I was=20 looking at, let alone recognize a problem (I did send it to = Oildyne=20 for rebuild, which had virtually no effect). As stated in my most recent = post,=20 the earlier powerpacks are JUNK compared to the newer model, = which operates=20 SMOOTHLY and QUIETLY and retracts the gear in 4-5 seconds (versus 8-10 = seconds=20 for the older model)

Here is a link to a photo that was snapped during takoff. I was = midfield,=20 about 100 ft and the gear was already fully retracted....

http://ww= w.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/438266.html

So=20 Bill, in the past, there have been a number of issues in the pump that = could=20 cause your symptoms. 1) no spring in the shuttle, 2) internal = design=20 defect....

By chance, did you look inside the old pump and find the=20 difference?

Paul

Legacy RG (with the lockup on every major change in = temperature)

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