X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:09:35 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp106.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.205] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.6) with SMTP id 3065331 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:55:47 -0400 Received: (qmail 52011 invoked from network); 7 Aug 2008 07:55:46 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=swbell.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=U2y+e6i9zuY1zPLGfiFoOejMWTcG/yMzaSJWrydamnXAW0iyQ5GWBVtcWIb7op2J2bOLLRVsB1C/zGcJ8ZPabHOEiesCrnmDxWtHrHLh9SKBxfeyR3ka3h7NiytdvV6VDomUu9CH+iKLZW2NrlHIHbCBRNUdV1zPlk4b8ydVVTo= ; Received: from unknown (HELO eaglenest61) (gbfitz@swbell.net@99.144.115.85 with login) by smtp106.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 7 Aug 2008 07:55:45 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: s79zEtwVM1kWf8KB80WHdgA46DEMN_QllIa3NEMBuCB1QI0_kgX8W9.YUBuYw.QYuoHIww_AsaWwKtXhWJvin9vCQw5i1J1Bw.juiPhzwA-- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Original-Message-ID: <00fd01c8f862$88721340$4001a8c0@eaglenest61> From: "Gary Fitzgerald" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: [LML] Re: Lancair 360 Slosh Bay X-Original-Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 02:52:25 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00FA_01C8F838.9F07E190" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1896 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00FA_01C8F838.9F07E190 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Will, The tanks I have seen have strainers that stick straight out into the = bay. I don't think I've ever seen a 90-degree finger strainer. As far as the fuel probes go, the problem you will have is finding = probes that can mount low enough in the BL50 rib to give you an accurate = reading of "Empty". Most of the capacitive fuel probes have a "hockey = puck" on the end that houses the electronics. That "hockey puck" will = work against you mounting the probe as low as it needs to go. I built = my own (not something I'd recommend, #4 on my "If I had to do this = again..." list - very educational, though ), they look like the Advanced = Model of the Princeton fuel gauges sold by ACS, although I think I used = a 1/4" NPT fitting as a mount. The Princeton gauges are not the = cheapest ones available, but they will allow you to mouint them very low = in the tank. Gary Fitzgerald LNC2 extra-slow build ~70% engine: TBD St. Charles, MO Thanks for the replies. As a follow-up, would you get a 90-degree = finger strainer or would it be ok just sticking straight out into the = bay? =20 I am also in need of some capacitive fuel probes. Any = recommendations? I am not looked for budget models, but I think there = might be some good alternatives that are cheaper than what is at Lancair = that will got with a Dynon or GRT EFIS system... Thanks to all! Will ------=_NextPart_000_00FA_01C8F838.9F07E190 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Will,

The tanks I have seen have strainers = that stick=20 straight out into the bay. I don't think I've ever seen a = 90-degree finger=20 strainer.

As far as the fuel probes go, the = problem you will=20 have is finding probes that can mount low enough in the BL50 rib to give = you an=20 accurate reading of "Empty". Most of the capacitive fuel probes = have a=20 "hockey puck" on the end that houses the electronics. That "hockey = puck"=20 will work against you mounting the probe as low as it needs to go. = I built=20 my own (not something I'd recommend, #4 on my "If I had to do this = again..."=20 list - very educational, though ), they look like the Advanced = Model of the=20 Princeton fuel gauges sold by ACS, although I think I used a 1/4" NPT = fitting as=20 a mount. The Princeton gauges are not the cheapest ones = available,=20 but they will allow you to mouint them very low in the = tank.

Gary Fitzgerald
LNC2 extra-slow = build=20 ~70%
engine: TBD
St. Charles, MO

Thanks for the replies. = As a=20 follow-up, would you get a 90-degree finger strainer or would it be ok = just=20 sticking straight out into the bay?

I am also in need of some = capacitive fuel=20 probes. Any recommendations? I am not looked for budget = models,=20 but I think there might be some good alternatives that are cheaper = than what=20 is at Lancair that will got with a Dynon or GRT EFIS = system...

Thanks to all!

Will

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