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From: Dale Rogers <rogersda@cox.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EFI Pumps
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 10:48:56 -0400
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Hi All,

   FWIW, I did some poking around with Google, and turned 
up another alternative.  It, too, is a bit pricey - $145 
(USD) for the pump and the AN8 fittings are another $7.20 
each.  Moreover, the flow rate may be a bit of over-kill 
@ 225L/Hr.

Take a look at:

http://www.fuel-pumps.net/inline.html

Dale R.
(wondering how they got away with a ".net" address on a 
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> From: Mark Steitle <msteitle@mail.utexas.edu>
> Date: 2004/08/02 Mon AM 09:46:49 EDT
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EFI Pumps
> 
> At 04:54 PM 8/1/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> 
> >After ordering pumps from Tracy, Laura informed me (see email below) that 
> >the inlet side is fixed as a barb connection.  So again I must go to the 
> >well of knowledge for help.  Anybody out there have a part number or 
> >source for an EFI pump capable of using AN fittings on both sides.  Thanks 
> >again.
> >
> Ron,
> This may sound weird coming from a Lancair guy, but Van's carry's a Airflow 
> Performance EFI pump that is very simlary to the one Tracy carries (see 
> attachment), but it has fittings on the inlet and outlet.  You can see 
> their kit at 
> http://www.vansaircraft.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi?ident=1091453251-382-303&browse=engines&product=fi-install 
> As you can see, it is much more costly, but then it includes much more than 
> just an efi pump.
> 
> With that said, I had an Airflow Performance pump that I had purchased from 
> an auto parts store in S. Calif. (don't remember the name) that was around 
> the same price as Tracy's pumps.  You should be able to find these at a 
> good parts store in your neck of the woods.  I am using it on my 3-rotor 
> installation.  The only thing I don't like about it is that the outlet is a 
> banjo type fitting which requires the fuel system make a 90 degree turn as 
> it exits the pump.  But that is a minor annoyance.  The problem was that 
> the banjo fitting had a hose-barb connection.  I cut that down and tig 
> welded an AN bung in place of the barb.  That solved that little problem.
> 
> Hope this helps some.
> 
> Mark S.
> 
> 
> 
>