ArlingtonRV
Well Known Member
Think I Got a Bad Fuel Pump - Nope I was Wrong
I bought a new mechanical fuel pump (new Lycoming part, hi pressure for injected engine) from Aircraft Spruce last week. While swapping the fittings with the old pump I found that the actuating arm doesn?t move, at all. I know it isn?t supposed to move much, but I would think that some movement is necessary. The old one moves maybe a little more than a quarter inch or so, but the new one, nothing.
Naturally, I will be on the phone with Aircraft Spruce Monday morning, but I was wondering if anyone else has ever seen this. I?ve been in the aircraft repair business (military and commercial) long enough to know that just because a part is new doesn?t mean it isn?t bad but, you know, why me?
Thanks
I bought a new mechanical fuel pump (new Lycoming part, hi pressure for injected engine) from Aircraft Spruce last week. While swapping the fittings with the old pump I found that the actuating arm doesn?t move, at all. I know it isn?t supposed to move much, but I would think that some movement is necessary. The old one moves maybe a little more than a quarter inch or so, but the new one, nothing.
Naturally, I will be on the phone with Aircraft Spruce Monday morning, but I was wondering if anyone else has ever seen this. I?ve been in the aircraft repair business (military and commercial) long enough to know that just because a part is new doesn?t mean it isn?t bad but, you know, why me?
Thanks
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