"For the record, and with all due respect, I whole-heartedly disagree with Brian's comment about trashing the pump and using a Perry pump. I've run the Webra 1.45 for five or so years now in hot, cold and in between weather and there's absolutely no reason to use a third party pump. Once you get the motor tuned they run great with the standard pump.

Regarding M Austin's comment about inconsistent pump quality, and possibly why Brian feels as he does, there is some validity to this comment because one of my Webras did have a different pump membrane, which got brittle relatively quickly. However, I think this was an exception rather than a rule as I've seen the insides of pumps from many years of Webras and all but this one had the same (good) membrane material (this is why I asked when your Webra was originally purchased). Once I switch the membrane I had no more problems. Actually the pump is an extremely simple device and should hold up for hundreds of flights."

Keith B






Yes Keith you have a point all my Webra's are at least three years old [ three 145's and a 160 ]. The 160 pump ran with no problems for two years [ broke the crank case at d3 champs last year ] and was the newest of the four. All three 145's had pump failures within a short time. I'm not downing Webra's as they served me well for years but I have allways disliked the pump just due to my personal experiance and have had good luck running them with the Perry. The new pumps may be more reliable.