---------------------------------------------------------- CorvairEngines-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 03/04/09: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:47 AM - Re: Removing fuel pump eccentric (Al Etherington) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:47:12 AM PST US From: Al Etherington Subject: Re: CorvairEngines-List: Removing fuel pump eccentric Joemotis@aol.com wrote: > Greeting, > I do not want to reinstall the mechanical fuel pump eccentric. Has > anybody done this and what did you use for a spacer? Or should I > machine down the eccentric. > > I see two reasons for doing this the first being the weight savings > and the second is removing a source of vibration. > > Thanks > > Joe Motis WW Corvair > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Need a job? Find employment help in your area > . > > * > > > * Joe: I followed Pat Panzera's lead and made an aluminum spacer similar to the steel one in front of the eccentric. The eccentric is very close to 3/16" thick, and I made mine from a piece of 6061 T6 that I had on hand. As Pat points out, we don't know if anyone has flown with this mod, so you do it at your own risk. Al Etherington ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message corvairengines-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/CorvairEngines-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/corvairengines-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/corvairengines-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.