Peterson Oil Pumps
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From: Central Ohio (Hebron) Zephyrhills Fla.
I ran the Peterson dry sump pump at Mid Ohio for the last time this past weekend.
The third pressure section cracked and sprayed oil onto the headers. There was a small fire involved, but no injuries.
This is the third and last failure of this type, as there will be no Petersons in my future until I can have a steel or larger aluminum pressure section custom machined. Is it not a shame that I cannot pay $1,400.00 for a new pump and run 100 PSI for even 8 weekends without a pump failure.
This last pump was overhauled by Peterson so as to eliminate any possibility that I was making an error in assembly.
I am told that the early round Peterson was a very good pump. The failures are in the current production rectangular pump.
As it turned out, we lost an easy third place.
Lynn E. Hanover
The third pressure section cracked and sprayed oil onto the headers. There was a small fire involved, but no injuries.
This is the third and last failure of this type, as there will be no Petersons in my future until I can have a steel or larger aluminum pressure section custom machined. Is it not a shame that I cannot pay $1,400.00 for a new pump and run 100 PSI for even 8 weekends without a pump failure.
This last pump was overhauled by Peterson so as to eliminate any possibility that I was making an error in assembly.
I am told that the early round Peterson was a very good pump. The failures are in the current production rectangular pump.
As it turned out, we lost an easy third place.
Lynn E. Hanover
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[quote name='Lynn E. Hanover' date='Jun 9 2005, 07:40 AM']I ran the Peterson dry sump pump at Mid Ohio for the last time this past weekend.
The third pressure section cracked and sprayed oil onto the headers. There was a small fire involved, but no injuries.
This is the third and last failure of this type, as there will be no Petersons in my future until I can have a steel or larger aluminum pressure section custom machined. Is it not a shame that I cannot pay $1,400.00 for a new pump and run 100 PSI for even 8 weekends without a pump failure.
This last pump was overhauled by Peterson so as to eliminate any possibility that I was making an error in assembly.
I am told that the early round Peterson was a very good pump. The failures are in the current production rectangular pump.
As it turned out, we lost an easy third place.
Lynn E. Hanover
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Hey Lynn ...not this one huh?
I been sitting on this for years since I sold my GT2.
The third pressure section cracked and sprayed oil onto the headers. There was a small fire involved, but no injuries.
This is the third and last failure of this type, as there will be no Petersons in my future until I can have a steel or larger aluminum pressure section custom machined. Is it not a shame that I cannot pay $1,400.00 for a new pump and run 100 PSI for even 8 weekends without a pump failure.
This last pump was overhauled by Peterson so as to eliminate any possibility that I was making an error in assembly.
I am told that the early round Peterson was a very good pump. The failures are in the current production rectangular pump.
As it turned out, we lost an easy third place.
Lynn E. Hanover
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Hey Lynn ...not this one huh?
I been sitting on this for years since I sold my GT2.
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[quote name='banzaitoyota' date='Jun 9 2005, 10:08 AM']That sucks, I know stan is running a single stage peterson on customers cars, and hasnt had a failure yet that I know of.
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what is causing these failures? vibration? flaws in casting? improper mounting?
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what is causing these failures? vibration? flaws in casting? improper mounting?
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[quote name='Lynn E. Hanover' date='Jun 9 2005, 04:40 AM']II am told that the early round Peterson was a very good pump. The failures are in the current production rectangular pump.
As it turned out, we lost an easy third place.
Lynn E. Hanover
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thats not good at all! i hate it when you have to loose because someone else got cheap
As it turned out, we lost an easy third place.
Lynn E. Hanover
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thats not good at all! i hate it when you have to loose because someone else got cheap
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From: Central Ohio (Hebron) Zephyrhills Fla.
[quote name='Cheers!' date='Jun 9 2005, 07:13 AM']what is causing these failures? vibration? flaws in casting? improper mounting?
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The pump body is just too thin in the pressure section. The top corners just crack through from fatigue. The round Peterson had no such problems that I have heard of.
Lynn E. Hanover
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The pump body is just too thin in the pressure section. The top corners just crack through from fatigue. The round Peterson had no such problems that I have heard of.
Lynn E. Hanover
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From: Central Ohio (Hebron) Zephyrhills Fla.
[quote name='l8t apex' date='Jun 9 2005, 05:25 AM']Hey Lynn ...not this one huh?
I been sitting on this for years since I sold my GT2.
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That is the good Peterson. On a nice looking mount also.
Lynn E. Hanover
I been sitting on this for years since I sold my GT2.
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That is the good Peterson. On a nice looking mount also.
Lynn E. Hanover
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