Melling to post warnings
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Safety Car
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From: The Pines South Jersey
Le Mans Master
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Thanks. It is nice they have decided to do educate future possible buyers.
It is a pity they don't seem to have a recall in place for the rest of us
end-users or the third-party vendors who sell pumps based on the Melling
casting.
For my part, I would like to express my appreciation to two members.
CrashGordon brought this issue to my attention last year - I wasn't
initially convinced there was an issue but I subsequently changed my
mind. 85Vet followed up with a second thread posting many photos and
providing a lot of information in the search for alternative pumps and
pickups.
CrashGordon - posted 2006-11-17
SAVE YOUR ENGINE-Melling has weakened the casting on their SB and BB oil pumps
posted 2006-11-21
Moroso oil pumps
85Vet - posted 2006-11-25
Pics of Melling potential disasters!!!!!
.
It is a pity they don't seem to have a recall in place for the rest of us
end-users or the third-party vendors who sell pumps based on the Melling
casting.
For my part, I would like to express my appreciation to two members.
CrashGordon brought this issue to my attention last year - I wasn't
initially convinced there was an issue but I subsequently changed my
mind. 85Vet followed up with a second thread posting many photos and
providing a lot of information in the search for alternative pumps and
pickups.
CrashGordon - posted 2006-11-17
SAVE YOUR ENGINE-Melling has weakened the casting on their SB and BB oil pumps
posted 2006-11-21
Moroso oil pumps
85Vet - posted 2006-11-25
Pics of Melling potential disasters!!!!!
.
Le Mans Master
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From: Hellinois
Finalist 2020 C4 of the Year - Modified
Thanks. It is nice they have decided to do educate future possible buyers.
It is a pity they don't seem to have a recall in place for the rest of us
end-users or the third-party vendors who sell pumps based on the Melling
casting.
For my part, I would like to express my appreciation to two members.
CrashGordon brought this issue to my attention last year - I wasn't
initially convinced there was an issue but I subsequently changed my
mind. 85Vet followed up with a second thread posting many photos and
providing a lot of information in the search for alternative pumps and
pickups.
CrashGordon - posted 2006-11-17
SAVE YOUR ENGINE-Melling has weakened the casting on their SB and BB oil pumps
85Vet - posted 2006-11-25
Pics of Melling potential disasters!!!!!
.
It is a pity they don't seem to have a recall in place for the rest of us
end-users or the third-party vendors who sell pumps based on the Melling
casting.
For my part, I would like to express my appreciation to two members.
CrashGordon brought this issue to my attention last year - I wasn't
initially convinced there was an issue but I subsequently changed my
mind. 85Vet followed up with a second thread posting many photos and
providing a lot of information in the search for alternative pumps and
pickups.
CrashGordon - posted 2006-11-17
SAVE YOUR ENGINE-Melling has weakened the casting on their SB and BB oil pumps
85Vet - posted 2006-11-25
Pics of Melling potential disasters!!!!!
.
Pro
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From: chiefland fl
here is something strange, i just recieved the m55hv the other day, form summit, it has the pickup bolted (and) welded on, the shaft hole and casting looks exactly like the new pump. here is a pic this one looks solid? it was like $85
Last edited by billybonesmusic; Apr 11, 2012 at 12:48 PM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Edmonton AB
The MV55 HV and the MV155 HV pumps were determined to be what
I refered to as the middle level of casting offered by Melling.
The M55, M55A & M155 are the lightest castings. The Select series
pumps have the heaviest castings.
See post #142 here
Select Series on the lower right
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Melting Slicks
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PS - Slalom4me - for the record - Your detailed analysis kept me on my toes
. I still would have posted but your input kept it going in the correct direction. 
Thread Starter
Safety Car
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From: The Pines South Jersey
Thanks. It is nice they have decided to do educate future possible buyers.
It is a pity they don't seem to have a recall in place for the rest of us
end-users or the third-party vendors who sell pumps based on the Melling
casting.
For my part, I would like to express my appreciation to two members.
CrashGordon brought this issue to my attention last year - I wasn't
initially convinced there was an issue but I subsequently changed my
mind. 85Vet followed up with a second thread posting many photos and
providing a lot of information in the search for alternative pumps and
pickups.
CrashGordon - posted 2006-11-17
SAVE YOUR ENGINE-Melling has weakened the casting on their SB and BB oil pumps
posted 2006-11-21
Moroso oil pumps
85Vet - posted 2006-11-25
Pics of Melling potential disasters!!!!!
.
It is a pity they don't seem to have a recall in place for the rest of us
end-users or the third-party vendors who sell pumps based on the Melling
casting.
For my part, I would like to express my appreciation to two members.
CrashGordon brought this issue to my attention last year - I wasn't
initially convinced there was an issue but I subsequently changed my
mind. 85Vet followed up with a second thread posting many photos and
providing a lot of information in the search for alternative pumps and
pickups.
CrashGordon - posted 2006-11-17
SAVE YOUR ENGINE-Melling has weakened the casting on their SB and BB oil pumps
posted 2006-11-21
Moroso oil pumps
85Vet - posted 2006-11-25
Pics of Melling potential disasters!!!!!
.
Wed Apr 26, 2006
http://forums.godragracing.com/viewtopic.php?t=36095
I posted this info in one of the melling threads here, but it went ignored
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Melting Slicks
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Original thread at GDR
Wed Apr 26, 2006
http://forums.godragracing.com/viewtopic.php?t=36095
I posted this info in one of the melling threads here, but it went ignored
Wed Apr 26, 2006
http://forums.godragracing.com/viewtopic.php?t=36095
I posted this info in one of the melling threads here, but it went ignored
Le Mans Master
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From: Edmonton AB
Original thread at GDR
Wed Apr 26, 2006
http://forums.godragracing.com/viewtopic.php?t=36095
I posted this info in one of the melling threads here, but it went ignored
Wed Apr 26, 2006
http://forums.godragracing.com/viewtopic.php?t=36095
I posted this info in one of the melling threads here, but it went ignored
started with the same link to Ed Hess' thread seven months earlier
on 2006-11-17.
I don't want to scrap with you, I am just explaining why I singled out
CrashGordon and 85Vet when expressing my appreciation.
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Thread Starter
Safety Car
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From: The Pines South Jersey
some of you guys may have seen Ed Hess's Cyclone in a couple mags - its a 9 sec AWD 268 CI Twin setup
Le Mans Master
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From: Edmonton AB
Hi-Ho, Silver. Awayyyyy ...
Who was that masked man?
crashgordon joined 11/06 and only appears to have posted to
Melling-related threads in C4 & C3 sections. He made 17 posts
and was last on line Jan 7th.
Whistle-blower? Someone with an axe to grind?
I don't care. What he had to say was relevant to me and I feel
he did me a service.
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Who was that masked man?
crashgordon joined 11/06 and only appears to have posted to
Melling-related threads in C4 & C3 sections. He made 17 posts
and was last on line Jan 7th.
Whistle-blower? Someone with an axe to grind?
I don't care. What he had to say was relevant to me and I feel
he did me a service.
.
