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Rusty,
That's
an interesting question. I had another bit of logic vounteered that makes some
sense.
There
is so little fuel in the pipes that I'll be burning fuel from the tank long
before I taxi to even the closest runway. If there's water in my tank it
will be presented to the engine before takeoff. I skipped on the
gascolators and installed EFI high pressure filters just after the pumps.
There's also a strainer in the tank outlets.
John
-----Original Message-----
From:
Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of
13brv3@mchsi.com
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 3:02
PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] fuel
injection question
Greetings,
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?
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?
Thanks,
Rusty
Turbo 13B powered RV-3 (experimental aircraft)...Be
Afraid :-)
1993 RX-7 R1... Not stock, carry bail money
:-)
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