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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
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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
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