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Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 15:02:24 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <13brv3@mchsi.com> Received: from sccmmhc02.mchsi.com ([204.127.203.184] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b2) with ESMTP id 2092006 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:44:01 -0500 Received: from rad ([12.218.74.116]) by sccmmhc02.mchsi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with ESMTP id <20030329184358.WMRO8681.sccmmhc02.mchsi.com@rad> for ; Sat, 29 Mar 2003 18:43:58 +0000 Reply-To: <13brv3@mchsi.com> From: <13brv3@mchsi.com> X-Original-To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: fuel injection question X-Original-Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 12:43:51 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <000001c2f623$27a50690$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C2F5F0.DD0A9690" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C2F5F0.DD0A9690 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 I'm deciding if I want to get one of those monster fuel filters that is = also a water separator, or just stay with a normal fuel filter. The fuel = drains on the RV-3 tanks are pretty good, so I can't imagine taking off with = any large amounts of water in the fuel. I'm not exactly sure what will = happen to a little water with a fuel injection system though. That's the = question- what happens if about an ounce of water gets sucked up? =20 =20 I've never had a water related problem with any fuel injected car, and logically, it doesn't seem like it would be a big problem. The way I = see it, there would be a momentary sag in power, and any water that didn't = make it through the injectors would be routed back to the tank. In other = words, I don't see how there could be a sustained loss of power with only a = small quantity of water. Is that how it works, or am I missing something? =20 Thanks, =20 Rusty Turbo 13B powered RV-3 (experimental aircraft)...Be Afraid :-) 1993 RX-7 R1... Not stock, carry bail money :-) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C2F5F0.DD0A9690 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Greetings,

I'm deciding if = I want to=20 get one of those monster fuel filters that is also a water separator, or = just=20 stay with a normal fuel filter. The fuel drains on the RV-3 tanks = are=20 pretty good, so I can't imagine taking off with any large amounts of = water in=20 the fuel. I'm not exactly sure what will happen to a little water = with a=20 fuel injection system though. That's the question- what = happens if=20 about an ounce of water gets sucked up?

I've never had = a water=20 related problem with any fuel injected car, and logically, it doesn't = seem like=20 it would be a big problem. The way I see it, there would be a = momentary=20 sag in power, and any water that didn't make it through the injectors = would be=20 routed back to the tank. In other words, I don't see how there = could be a=20 sustained loss of power with only a small quantity of water. Is = that how=20 it works, or am I missing something?

Thanks,

Rusty

Turbo 13B powered RV-3 (experimental = aircraft)...Be Afraid=20 :-)

1993 RX-7 R1... Not stock, carry bail money=20 :-)

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