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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
commercial website)
((I remembered to delete all the attachments this time))
> 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.
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