Return-Path: Received: from rokland5.awh.us ([67.15.10.31] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP-TLS id 797003 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:50:32 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=67.15.10.31; envelope-from=bob@bob-white.com Received: from bgp01386375bgs.brodwy01.nm.comcast.net ([68.35.160.229]:33543 helo=quail) by rokland5.awh.us with smtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DBm12-0005Db-JO for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 16 Mar 2005 21:49:44 -0600 Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:49:41 -0700 From: Bob White To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Returnless fuel systems Message-Id: <20050316204941.4f26f713.bob@bob-white.com> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.9.6 (GTK+ 2.4.9; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - rokland5.awh.us X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - bob-white.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: I for one have had a lot of problems with it over the years. Most recently in my 74 Suburban. After comming off the highway, I would have vapor lock problems with the engine stalling at every stop until everything got cooled down again. I mostly solved the problem with an electric fuel pump back near the tank. I've had it like that for years now. Bob W. On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:16:08 -0500 Ernest Christley wrote: > I'm not trying to beat this horse to death, but this question has been > irritating me. > > We spent a lot of time discussing how the fuel that is firewall forward > gets hot and boils, therefore, the fuel had to be routed someplace where > it could cool. > > But what happens in carbuerated systems? There is a bowl there > collecting and holding a 1/2 cup of fuel along with the delivery lines > and the pumps only deliver a few pounds of pressure vs the 10's of pound > in an injected systems. How do the carbs get away with it? > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > -- http://www.bob-white.com N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (real soon)