Rick Martin
Gold Member
- Joined
- Apr 20, 2004
- Messages
- 2,162
- Location
- BRADENTON, FLORIDA & FL10
- Aircraft
- Everglades Kite Gyro, Tandem Dominator
- Total Flight Time
- 900 hours
Knowing that there has been a problem with the lower unit pump flanges breaking, I approached a machinist friend of mine and had him make up some better flanges out of billet 6061-t6 instead of using the stock cast units. I already had a 4 bolt unit on mine but I replaced it anyway. He also made a 2 bolt version for Ernie. And Ernie even had him add some additional thickness to the bases of those units. If you are coming to Bensen Days, you can see a 2 bolt version installed on Mike Boyette's Dominator and a 4 bolt version on my Dominator tandem. You can get them from my friend Brad for $50. His number is
941 720-0782. Here are some photos of the improved pump flanges.
941 720-0782. Here are some photos of the improved pump flanges.
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