X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qmta13.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.243] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.1) with ESMTP id 4083354 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:41:51 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.27.243; envelope-from=n3773@comcast.net Received: from omta07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.59]) by qmta13.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id VUsy1d00B1GXsucADghGgC; Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:41:16 +0000 Received: from rv8 ([71.237.248.186]) by omta07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id VghF1d001422aQ78TghF20; Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:41:15 +0000 Message-ID: <4D7B1DB873B24392AE4E1520E1F64361@rv8> Reply-To: "kevin lane" From: "kevin lane" To: "flyrotary" Subject: mechanical gauges Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:41:26 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0011_01CA9559.F1749DA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01CA9559.F1749DA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was asking summit racing about their mechanical gauges, wondering if = the price included all the necessary parts. they told me that the oil = pressure and water temp hook up directly with an 1/8th" line that I cut = to fit. I questioned whether the water temp would work that way since = water wouldn't be circulating thru the line. do mechanical temperature = gauges work that way? I assumed there must be a sealed , fixed length = bulb/line arrangement that converts temp into line pressure? what are the pros/cons of using mechanical vs. electrical gauges? I = have some of them currently in my plane but will need gauges to run the = engine initially for ground tests, and hate to pay for duplicates, so = leaning towards the cheaper mechanical gauges. kevin ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01CA9559.F1749DA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I was asking summit racing about their = mechanical gauges, wondering if the price included all the necessary=20 parts.  they told me that the oil pressure and water temp hook up = directly=20 with an 1/8th" line that I cut to fit.  I questioned whether the = water temp=20 would work that way since water wouldn't be circulating thru the = line.  do=20 mechanical temperature gauges work that way?  I assumed there = must be=20 a sealed , fixed length bulb/line arrangement that converts temp into = line=20 pressure?
what are the pros/cons of using = mechanical vs.=20 electrical gauges?  I have some of them currently in my plane but = will need=20 gauges to run the engine initially for ground tests, and hate to pay for = duplicates, so leaning towards the cheaper mechanical=20 gauges.     kevin
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