Thanks Richard, see inline.

Richard Kaplan wrote:
"Dave Butler" wrote in message
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I just spoke to company president David Boldenow, and he said there were

about

100 units installed in the fleet. Any of those 100 on this newsgroup?


Are you sure it will fit?

No, but David said he knew it was installed in at least one M20J, and he had
measured another M20J on his home field and found there was room for it. He said
he thought it would fit unless we had another STC or unusual accessory that
would interfere. They have a cardboard template they were handing out at OSH,
but I am loathe to undertake removing the cowling just for that. Too many
daggone fasteners in that puppy. They say the dual pump is 1.5 inches longer.


They told me there is an STC for the P210N, then they told me even though
there is an STC I needed to be sure it will fit since it is longer than the
original vacuum pump. My mechanic does not think it will fit.

That's a first: fits in a Mooney but not in a 210! Ahh, but you're turbocharged,
right, and the turbocharger is in the same area as the vacuum pump?

It is
unclear to me how they could get an STC or claim to have an STC and then not
even know if it really fits that model...

That is quite peculiar, indeed.

even if it did fit in my plane, I
would be leary now of the pump until I saw its history in the field,

Yes, I agree, but I'm inclined to take the risk. Somebody has to go first
(101st, actually). We can always go back to the original vacuum pump if it
doesn't work out. But still, that's why I'm asking here.

especially since the product was already delayed once due to a need to
re-engineer it somehow...

I wasn't aware of that. Do you have any more information about that?

It all sounds to me as if the bugs might not all
be fully worked out yet, even if the idea sounds great in theory.