Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 351514 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:03:49 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.102; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from EDWARD (cpe-069-132-183-211.carolina.rr.com [69.132.183.211]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i74B3IiB000505 for ; Wed, 4 Aug 2004 07:03:19 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000d01c47a12$ab813c30$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EFI Pumps Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 07:03:27 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C479F1.243FD9A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C479F1.243FD9A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Finn Glad you found the crack in the fuel line when you did. Sure wish = you would install proper fuel hose thought. My aircraft would miss your = aircraft {:>) Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Finn Lassen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 9:17 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EFI Pumps Bulent Aliev wrote: You just want me to spend more money that I don't have :). All my = fuel filters and fuel pumps are below tank level, so there is not much = suction, but gravity fed. Have you seen Finn's fuel lines? He is my = hero. Bulent I know you're kidding, but my polyurethane tubing has been holding up = well. About 5 years. However, I would not use them in a high-pressure fuel system (well, = maybe I would...). Also, I just found the source of my fuel pressure problem this last = weekend. After a bit of a crosscountry I noticed an oilstreak along the = left side of the airplane. Couldn't find an oil leak, but noticed a few = drops under the airbox. Probed around a bit further and found that one = of the fuel lines near the firewall had what looked like cracks in it. Replaced the fuel line and fuel pressure back to normal at altitude. = Best theory is that at sea level the surrounding pressure was enough to = keep the hose intact, but at altitude it would start leaking enough to = drop pressure. Yes, yes, Ed. I know, you told me so. Finn ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C479F1.243FD9A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Finn
 
    Glad you found the = crack in the=20 fuel line when you did.  Sure wish you would install proper fuel = hose=20 thought.  My aircraft would miss your aircraft {:>)
 
Ed
 
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Finn=20 Lassen
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 = 9:17=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EFI = Pumps

Bulent Aliev wrote:
You just want me to = spend more=20 money that I don=92t have :). All my fuel filters and fuel pumps are = below=20 tank level, so there is not much suction, but gravity fed. Have you = seen=20 Finn=92s fuel lines? He is my = hero.
Bulent
I know=20 you're kidding, but my polyurethane tubing has been holding up well. = About 5=20 years.
However, I would not use them in a high-pressure fuel system = (well,=20 maybe I would...).
Also, I just found the source of my fuel = pressure=20 problem this last weekend. After a bit of a crosscountry I noticed an=20 oilstreak along the left side of the airplane. Couldn't find an oil = leak, but=20 noticed a few drops under the airbox. Probed around a bit further and = found=20 that one of the fuel lines near the firewall had what looked like = cracks in=20 it.
Replaced the fuel line and fuel pressure back to normal at = altitude.=20 Best theory is that at sea level the surrounding pressure was enough = to keep=20 the hose intact, but at altitude it would start leaking enough to drop = pressure.

Yes, yes, Ed. I know, you told me=20 so.

Finn
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