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rob10(at)tlb.sympatico.ca
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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:41 am Post subject: Fuel pump rebuild

Hi all, anyone knows the part number for a rebuild  kit for the fuel pump on a 912 and a good place to buy it?

 thanks

 Jack

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Roger Lee

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1464
Location: Tucson, Az.

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: Fuel pump rebuild

No rebuild kit for the mechanical 912 pump. It is sealed. You have to buy the pump.

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Dick Maddux

Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Posts: 516
Location: Milton, Fl

Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 5:55 am Post subject: Fuel pump rebuild

Jack,

  You will have to buy a new pump. They come with or without the hoses.As you are going to have to buy a new pump anyway check out the new "billet pump" It is a far better quality pump made for the 912/914. I saw them at Sun-n-Fun. There is no doubt that this is the pump I will get when mine craps out ! It is made in the USA,smaller than the original pump. It has no diaphragm,valves,rocker arm,or gaskets. It is made of hardcoated 6061-T6 aluminimun with stainless steel internal parts. It only flows as much fuel as the engine requires. The 912 pump is $368.00 and the 914 $396.00 If interested the outfit is: Corbi Air INC, Salem ,Ohio 877-267-2424.

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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:59 am Post subject: Fuel pump rebuild

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 "... when mine craps out !..."  Do these fail all at once or  gradually? Are there any warning symptoms that the pump is about to fail?

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vetdrem

Joined: 20 Nov 2007
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Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 3:30 am Post subject: Re: Fuel pump rebuild

I just installed the second new pump on my 912.  At about 120 hr. run time, I noticed a small amount of gas at the vent hole on the bottom side of the diaphragm.  Nothing to do except write a check for $182 (includes shipping) to get a new one.  I wasn't flying the Kitfox much at the time, and after about 75 hrs and over a years time on that pump, it started leaking again.  I called Pam at Leading Edge Air Foils to order a new one and to complain loudly.  She sold me a new one and had me fill out the paperwork for a warranty claim.  It was well beyond the warranty period, but she was able to get the factory to cover it.  



The two points that I learned from this is, 1) a pump is good for about 100 hours on my airplane, and 2) buy from Pam at LEAF, she will do what ever she can to make things right.



Louie

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KeysFox

Joined: 05 Jan 2009
Posts: 137

Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 4:37 am Post subject: Fuel pump rebuild

A friend who works with one of the light sport factories mentioned that

Rotax has been seeing failures of fuel pumps on new engines recently. My

bet is Rotax will get it sorted out fairly quickly, in the mean time there

may be some failure prone units within the delivery system.

As an aside, the fuel pump on my senior citizen 912 lasted over 15 years

when it developed a small oil leak which the folks at Lockwood picked up

on instantly.

B Jones

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 I just installed the second new pump on my 912.  At about 120 hr. run

 time, I noticed a small amount of gas at the vent hole on the bottom side

 of the diaphragm.  Nothing to do except write a check for $182 (includes

 shipping) to get a new one.  I wasn't flying the Kitfox much at the time,

 and after about 75 hrs and over a years time on that pump, it started

 leaking again.  I called Pam at Leading Edge Air Foils to order a new one

 and to complain loudly.  She sold me a new one and had me fill out the

 paperwork for a warranty claim.  It was well beyond the warranty period,

 but she was able to get the factory to cover it.



 The two points that I learned from this is, 1) a pump is good for about

 100 hours on my airplane, and 2) buy from Pam at LEAF, she will do what

 ever she can to make things right.



 Louie





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