X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from www.whiteaspen.com ([66.180.170.33] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 866052 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:54:55 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.180.170.33; envelope-from=crj@lucubration.com Received: from [10.1.1.98] (unknown [10.101.1.101]) by www.whiteaspen.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2023CB801B for ; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 18:54:03 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <43962496.8000206@lucubration.com> Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:53:58 -0500 From: Chad Robinson User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (X11/20050923) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel system issues References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit al p wick wrote: > I certainly agree. It seems reasonable to assume that the return line > always deposits bubbles into the tank. I'm told sock is effective at > removing them, obviously returning fuel some distance from inlet is > valuable. I have 2 gallon header, vented. Unable to get it close to vapor > lock. Only exception was brief moment on restart of overheated engine > (during my test phase years ago). That was only after 5 minute heat soak. > Pretty clear that was due to the 6" of tubing in engine compartment > getting too hot. Where is your header tank located? How is the system plumbed to your tank? Do you have a fuel selector valve to select what feeds it, or do you gravity-drain to it? Where does the vent for your header tank go? Does it go to a main tank, or directly outside? Regards, Chad