fuel pump question

lakeguy72 · Post by **lakeguy72** » Sat May 30, 2009 10:37 pm

My mechanical pumps are 32 years old and working fine. Maybe I've been lucky.
Lakeguy

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Sun May 31, 2009 6:53 am

Aside from the aforementioned explosion hazard froma non marine rated pump, an elecrtic fuel pump in line with a mechanical pump has the capability to force fuel into the engine crackcase in the event of a bad mechanical pump diaphragm.

That means a pinhole or tiny wear tear could result in your crankcase being filled up with gasoline. An oil pressure safety switch will do nothing to stop this.

The addition of the mechanical pump creates fatal risks.

Fix the worn cam lobe and replace the mechanical pumps.

Be safe and prudent. Otherwise you risk lives and property.

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/l ... ics_051109

RWS

guglielmo6160 · Post by **guglielmo6160** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:16 am

RWS Thats a very very good point, I agree 100% which is way I am usint strickly electric fuel pumps

what I originally was going to do was use either or, in a parallel setup, with gate valves etc, but I opted to go with the electtric pumps and block off plates
and I carry a spare pump onboard just in case

guglielmo6160 · Post by **guglielmo6160** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:17 am

lake guy, I find that incredible, or maybe you just have super low hours on your boat, either way I have never heard of that, if for nothing else the rubber in the pump would have been shot by now, but good , thats a good thing, but if I were you I would change em,,,loil

Agitator · Post by **Agitator** » Sun May 31, 2009 10:17 am

Dan.. What kind of plane do you have? I had a 172 several years ago but sold it. Check out THEAIRPLANEEXCHANGE.COM. Adam Towe is my son - ace plane broker!

Trojan26NC · Post by **Trojan26NC** » Sun May 31, 2009 12:02 pm

Agitator wrote:Dan.. What kind of plane do you have? I had a 172 several years ago but sold it. Check out THEAIRPLANEEXCHANGE.COM. Adam Towe is my son - ace plane broker!

Agitator,
My bother is looking to buy a 172 or 180. I will give him your sons name. I tried to convince him we should buy a bigger boat instead.

He wouldn't even listen to my sells pitch.

Dan Faith · Post by **Dan Faith** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:28 am

Agitator,

I have a Beechcraft Bonanza. Great airplane but find it hard to find time to use with boats and all. The 172 is a good airplane, I have a lot of time in those and 182's (flying and jumping out of them).

Agitator · Post by **Agitator** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:05 am

Trojan26, Thanks for passing along the info. He works really hard trying to match buyers with the plane they want. His cell phone is 256-318-1295. His last name is pronounced like TOWEL except without the "L". He's a good young man. Maybe if he sells a few more he can afford to pay me back the money I gave him to get setup!!! How's your boat?

Dan, You're a man after my own heart. Got a great boat and a great airplane! But I always wonder why anybody would jump out of a perfectly good flying plane...or a perfectly good boat, for that matter!

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:50 pm

Dan Faith wrote:Agitator,

I have a Beechcraft Bonanza. Great airplane but find it hard to find time to use with boats and all. The 172 is a good airplane, I have a lot of time in those and 182's (flying and jumping out of them).

If these planes are so good why do you jump out of them ?

Dan Faith · Post by **Dan Faith** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:43 am

As the old saying goes "there's no such thing as a perfect airplane" Really thought skydiving is probably the most challenging sport I have ever been in. After 22 years time to make a change. As we say in skydiving "we bury our mistakes"

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