Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com ([24.93.67.83] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b7) with ESMTP id 2404304 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 05 Jun 2003 18:47:25 -0400 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-198.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.198]) by ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with SMTP id h55MiXir017312 for ; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 18:44:34 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000c01c32bb5$602f66a0$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Fuel Header Tank Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 18:54:09 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01C32B93.D8E3CAE0" 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_0009_01C32B93.D8E3CAE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Paul, My rectangular header tank was home made out of a piece of 3 1/2 x 1 = 1/2 x 8" rectangular aluminum tubing caped with aluminum plate. Welded = in AN fittings for fuel inlets and outlets. Has worked well for me, = eliminating the need for a return line to the wing tanks. However, = being under the cowl is not the best location for it. Picks up heat and = with auto gas has shown signs of fuel perculation on hot days. I have a = cool air blast tube cooling it as well as a low pressure boost pump that = provides enough pressure to keep it from purculating on a hot day. = Better location might have been the wing root location. Ed Anderson ----- Original Message -----=20 From: sqpilot@earthlink=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 6:18 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Fuel Header Tank I was surfing the net regarding 13B engine installations, and I found = some pictures of Ed Anderson's installation which showed a rectangular = aluminum header tank next to the fuel pumps. Anyone know if this is = commercially available, or home grown? Ed ??? Thanks in advance for = your replies. Paul Conner, 13B powered SQ2000. Engine installed, trying = to hook everything up. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C32B93.D8E3CAE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Paul,
 
    My rectangular = header tank was=20 home made out of a piece of 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 8" rectangular aluminum = tubing caped=20 with aluminum plate.  Welded in AN fittings for fuel inlets and = outlets.=20 Has worked well for me, eliminating the need for a return line to the = wing=20 tanks.  However, being under the cowl is not the best location for=20 it.  Picks up heat and with auto gas has shown signs of fuel = perculation on=20 hot days.  I have a cool air blast tube cooling it as well as a low = pressure boost pump that provides enough pressure to keep it from = purculating on=20 a hot day.  Better location might have been the wing root=20 location.
 
Ed Anderson
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From:=20 sqpilot@earthlink
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 = 6:18=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Fuel = Header=20 Tank

I was surfing the net regarding 13B = engine=20 installations, and I found some pictures of Ed Anderson's installation = which=20 showed a rectangular aluminum header tank next to the fuel = pumps.  Anyone=20 know if this is commercially available, or home grown?  Ed = ??? =20 Thanks in advance for your replies. Paul Conner, 13B powered SQ2000. = Engine=20 installed, trying to hook everything up.=20
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