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I have been using a three-minute electronic timer (home-made) to
transfer fuel. The Facet pump moves about one GPH, so every time I push
the button, I get three gallons. Works great for lateral trim.
Thanks. I know
Tracy has something like this, but I knew someone else did as well. Do you
have some sort of special Facet pump? Mine, and I think Tracy's, only
moves about 1/2 GPM. I looked for a high flow pump, but ended up with the
regular Facet, like you would use for a boost pump with a Lycoming.
As for the fuel pumps, I only run on one except for takeoff and
landing. When I do a run-up, the last thing I do is turn on the second
pump and watch for a 2-3 psi increase in fuel pressure. That tells me it
is working. At 1000 feet agl, I turn off the second pump. My theory
is that by only running it for takeoff and landing, it gets very little wear and
the filter will last a very long time. If the primary pump or filter go
south, I have a fresh pump and filter to take the load.
I certainly can't fault that
logic, but I still feel better running both.
Rusty (cowl arriving
today)
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