Return-Path: Received: from ispmxmta09-srv.alltel.net ([166.102.165.170] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c1) with ESMTP id 724438 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 19:09:29 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=166.102.165.170; envelope-from=trpeters@alltel.net Received: from 3F8JX51SHAW ([69.40.70.198]) by ispmxmta09-srv.alltel.net with SMTP id <20050211000841.EHYJ10361.ispmxmta09-srv.alltel.net@3F8JX51SHAW> for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:08:41 -0600 Message-ID: <001101c50fcd$d90a9970$6400a8c0@shaw.shawinc.com> From: "Timothy Peters" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Bad day at the airport Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 19:08:43 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000E_01C50FA3.EFFD7BE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C50FA3.EFFD7BE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That's it! I'm switching to Hot Air Balloons! =20 -T ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tracy Crook=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 7:14 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Bad day at the airport Have you ever noticed the tendency in the experimental aircraft = community to suddenly run off in a completely new direction based on a = single mishap? And this without ever really understanding what caused = the problem to begin with. =20 Just had to ask. Tracy Do you have a bleed circuit between your pump and fuel pressure regulator? Do you have heat shields on your fuel lines? My guess is = that you may have experienced vapor lock. Without a bleed circuit, the = fuel pump can't produce enough pressure to overcome the fuel pressure regulator This should only be an issue if the pump is not located at the = lowest point in the line from the tank. As long as there is liquid at = the pump inlet - no problem. Al ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C50FA3.EFFD7BE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
That's it!  I'm switching to Hot Air = Balloons! =20
 
-T
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Tracy = Crook
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, = 2005 7:14=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Bad = day at the=20 airport

Have you ever noticed the tendency in the experimental aircraft = community=20 to suddenly run off in a completely new direction based on a = single =20 mishap?  And this without ever really understanding what caused = the=20 problem to begin with. 
 
Just had to ask.
 
Tracy

Do you have a bleed circuit between your = pump and=20 fuel pressure

regulator? Do you have heat shields on = your fuel=20 lines? My guess is that

you may have experienced vapor lock.  = Without a=20 bleed circuit, the fuel

pump can't produce enough pressure to = overcome the=20 fuel pressure

regulator

 

This = should only=20 be an issue if the pump is not located at the lowest point in the = line from=20 the tank.  As long as there is liquid at the pump inlet =96 no=20 problem.

 

Al

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