... and of course replace the filters on the regulator and the vac intake. I
replaced all the vac hoses as well, but mine looked to be original equipment from a
'69 plane! It's cheap to do ($1/ft or something) and then you won't worry about bad
rubber inside flaking off later. I think an inline vac filter would be a good idea to
protect the new gyros against pump failure... haven't gotten around to doing that on
mine yet, though.

-Cory


Al Marzo wrote:
: Mike;
: Good that you covered the ends. Upon installation, make sure to keep
: any dirt or foreign matter out of the gyro. I've seen little metal
: shavings that probably came from the fittings, ruin gyros in a matter
: of less than 100 hours.

: On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:58:35 -0700, "Mike Noel"
: wrote:

: I finally pulled my Mitchell (Edo-Aire?) vacuum DG and sent it off to
: Bernard Ducasse for overhaul. For those following the new vs. re-new
: debate, I'll let the group know how the overhaul turns out.
:
: After removing the DG, I covered the exposed ends of the vacuum hoses left
: dangling in the plane with plastic and did the same to the exposed ports on
: the DG. Any advice on special things to do during the re-installation to
: protect the new gyro?
:
: Regards,
: Mike
:
: http://mywebpage.netscape.com/amountainaero/fspic1.html
:


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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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