gee I got in in time with my kit - my old pump sure had a worn shaft. My only problem is oil temp is way down - I even added plastic cardboard with many holes burnt with soldering iron and still it runs far too cool- be buggered to know what to do next. I mounted the cooler on underside of prop with a lip to scoop the air in and the air goes out of oil cooler out its own chute. Perhaps I did too good a job- would love to see 80deg c but alas I am lucky to see 65degC!!! (this is L2000 in falke not dimona) Macca
2009/6/13 Nigel Baker <[email protected]> > Hi All. > I have had a few enquiries for Fuel Pump Overhaul Kits lately. > The bad news is they are no longer available. Supply ceased in January. > The thing is Most modern cars are fuel injected and thus run electric pumps > for the pressure and in fact most of the later model cars before EFI became > the norm used electric pumps too. > Thus as the old Volky's get less and less on the road the demand got so low > that it wasn't worth it anymore for the manufacturer to produce the stuff. > Limbach searched hard for an alternative supply of the Diaphragm and Pivot > Arm with no luck. Seems there was only the one company left doing it. > Fortunately they did source a replacement pump with the same hole pattern > and Banjo type hose fitting which is almost a direct replacement. It does > require either a new Fiber Mounting Block or machining the old unit down to > the correct length. > They found an Italian Manufacturer of Stationery Engines that still uses > mechanical pumps and Carbs. > Thus "for now" we have an alternative pump. How long for we don't know. > This type of problem isn't going to go away I expect. As with the Fuel Pump > I expect supply of Carby parts will dry up before I am done flying as well > so keep this in mind. > I am going to organize myself a stash of bits over a period of time as > insurance to keep me flying if stuff does dry up. > > Cheers. > Nige. > > >
