I think, if you were so inclined, that you could use this pump as weapon to lay a beating on that guy at your field…you know who I’m talking about…every field has one :).īasically, this pump consists of five parts: the cone/hex adapter, the shaft that drives the gears that create the flow, the front plate, the thick back-plate, and mixing switch.Ĭone/hex adapter: For us heli guys it’s probably obvious what that hex shape at the very center of the pump is for – Yup, you simply insert your starter wand and hit the button and you have fuel running from your fuel jug to your heli. The first thing I noticed about this pump is the substantial weight…it fits in the palm of your hand and it has a solid feel. I had my eye on a mechanical fuel pump that is manufactured by Gryphon for quite some time and every now and again you just have to treat yourself, so I pulled the trigger and a few days later it was at my doorstep. If you are anything like me, you can appreciate a tool that is designed well and just makes your hobby all that more enjoyable. I am not complaining because really its not that taxing to pump a few ounces of fuel. That is a LOT of pumping! As I mentioned above, I had stopped using electric pumps, as they seemed to fail quickly and I had just resigned myself to manually pumping my beloved CoolPower 30%.
I fly nitro mainly, and typically, during the summer months, I can use up to a case of fuel a week. We just want a pump that works consistently day in and day out… I have five or six mechanical pumps, a few different brands of electric pumps ranging from the very inexpensive Mark V and the not so inexpensive Slimeline. It’s ok, your in a safe place because we have all been there. As we look over our collection of pumps that are now covered in a thick layer of dust that seems to cling to anything that comes in contact with nitro, we can remember taking it out of its packaging and thinking FINALLY!!! I have bought my last fuel pump. Just like you, I heard about the latest pump and I just had to give it a try. For those of you that have an affinity for nitro, it’s not uncommon to one day take a close look at your various parts containers and find a few fuel pumps, some work and some – lets be honest here – never did work.
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