Expected life of Rapco Vacuum pumps
From Rapco website www.rapcoinc.com/vpump.htm
This
table reflects an estimated service life on vacuum pumps. Rapco, Inc. has never
published this on the
various pump styles. We do not see this as a viable means of determining the
total life of a pump.
Only proper service care will determine actual life expectance.
Vacuum
pump life is determined by the engine in which the pump is running on. For
Example, below are
some average life expectancies on different common type engines:
4 Cyl Lycoming
IO-540 441CC-7 or 442CW-6 1300 Hrs
TIO-540 Series 441CC-7 1100 Hrs
LTIO-540 Series 442CW-6 1100 Hrs
6 Cyl. TCM
TSIO-360 211CC or 441CC-7 500 Hrs
LTSIO-360 212CW or 442CW-6 500 Hrs
O-470 212CW or RA216CW 800 Hrs
IO-470 212CW (RA216CW) or 442CW 700 Hrs
IO-520 212CW (RA216CW) or 442CW 700 Hrs
IO-550 212CW (RA216CW) or 442CW 700 Hrs
TSIO-520 442CW 500 Hrs
TSIO-520 442CW-12 500 Hrs
TSIO-550 442CW 500 Hrs
GTSIO-520 441CC-3 500 Hrs
Important notice: If your not getting this kind of life from your pumps then you're not servicing it properly
Please keep in mind the
difference in engine type is what determines pump life. The reason for this is
because
of the internal vacuum pump drive gear on these engines. The pump drive gear on
the 6 cylinder engines turns
faster than on the 4 cylinder engines.
Please note that this is
not a installation eligibility chart but, I hope this helps explain the
different life expectancy
of vacuum pumps.
Sincerely,
Mike Lotzer
Michael R. Lotzer
National Sales Manager
Please note that the RA215CC and RA216CW are the new RAPCO FAA-PMA versions of the 211CC and 212CW pumps respectively. Also note the RA441CC series and RA442CW series are new FAA-PMA versions of the 441CC and 442CW pumps respectively.