Reinstalling vacuum DG

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

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

... 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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