Ernest, Comparing to a Cherokee may not be a fair comparison. As far as fuel flow goes, in a Cherokee, all you need is enough to keep the carb full as the engine uses fuel. In a fuel injected engine such as the 13B you need enough for the engine plus the fuel that is returned to the tank. Also unless aggressively leaned the rotary will burn a bit more fuel for the power delivered so that will also increase fuel flow requirements a little. I and I believe Larry are both using what the plans call for a -4 90 deg bulkhead fitting and have not had any problems. Jim
Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com> wrote: On a tagential issue, I started the process of getting checked out in
our club's Cherokee 180 (about the same HP as I'd
expect from a 13B). I
noticed during preflight that the tank vents are miniscule. How big of
a vent is necessary for a 13B's tank?
>keltro@att.net (Kelly Troyer) wrote:
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>>John I agree with all that Ed has stated.......One other thing to consider.......Standard
>>A/C gascolators were not designed for the pressures of a fuel injection system so make
>>sure to place it in the inlet side of the system before the pump........Also if the gascolator
>>has a spring loaded drain valve make sure that if the fuel from tank is restricted for some
>>reason that the pump does not pull the valve open and suck air !! IMHO
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>>Kelly Troyer
>>"Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine
>>"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
>>"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold
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