New Superior Sump

[DarylT]

I got home from work today and look what I found. My replacement sump from Superior.

Great engine and great service. The kit comes with instructions on installation and return instrutions for the ryton sump.

 

[lucky333]

That looks like.. uhhh..

.. METAL!

Been waiting for that. Looks good!

..those ARN'T plastic plugs are they??

 

[frankh]

That spoils all the fun

I mean there you are, 1000 miles from home and your sump explodes!...What an adventure! If I had a Superior I'd want my money back for making flying boring!..

Frank

 

[DarylT]

Plugs

John

No the plugs are metal.

 

[roadrunner20]

I replaced my ryton sump in Feb.

Issues encountered:
1. forced to move my oil quick drain to a side port due to the obstruction of my exhaust system
2. removed my cabin heat chamber due to alternate routing and I lacked the scat tube for the re-route. Florida flying has limited use for cabin heat.

The new sump weighs about 4 lbs more than the ryton. Great news for me as I need the weight up front to compensate for my light catto prop.

Otherwise,
No changes necessary to the throttle bracket, T or M cables.
Superior has been very accomodating with this package.
They included new intake tubes, bushings, gaskets and excellent instructions for the installation process. They request a sump return and offer a reimbursment for all installation costs. I did not use an A&P but they have refunded me for my time and return shipping expense of the old sump.

The whole installation process took me 10 hours.

 

[DarylT]

Nice to hear Don. Perfect time for me as I just hung the engine last weekend and I talked to Larry Vetterman yesterday about the change. I had the wrong exhaust and he is making everything good. While I have the exhaust off I will make the switch with the sump.

Larry gave me pointers on the oil drain and the sniffle valve in terms of making sure it is remote mounted. Really a great guy!