X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao104.cox.net ([68.230.241.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.6) with ESMTP id 3080675 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:26:51 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.42; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmmtao104.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20080817162614.KDON6526.fed1rmmtao104.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:26:14 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.85.56]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id 3USC1a00C1CvZmk04USEkH; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:26:14 -0400 Message-ID: <001801c90085$f793f8d0$38556944@wills> From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel pressure Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:26:13 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0015_01C9004B.4AD833C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C9004B.4AD833C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I used a fuel pressure isolator (I think it was an AutoMeter part). = Provides a barrier between the fuel and your sensor/sender. Use = water/antifreeze between the sender and the isolator. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tracy Crook=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:51 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel pressure On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 8:37 PM, Al Gietzen = wrote: Tracy; I'm glad you mentioned that. I was about to conclude that the = problem was incorrect data, not faulty regulator. I could not be sure = that the richer mixture I had connected with the first occurrence of = higher fuel pressure was cause and effect =96 I possible had not leaned = again after climbing to a higher altitude =96 then noticed the mixture = and the higher pressure reading. On the second occurrence I had not = noted a mixture change. Flew for an hour today (beautiful up and down = the beachJ) and the fuel pressure was always where it should be. The = sensor offset was also what it should be. So until it happens again . .=20 Are you going to replace the VDO sender? Al G Looking for a possible replacement is on my To Do list but not near = the top yet. I inspect the sender for leaks whenever I'm under the cowl = but never seen any hint of a problem so far. Tracy ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C9004B.4AD833C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I used a fuel pressure isolator (I = think it was an=20 AutoMeter part). Provides a barrier between the fuel and your = sensor/sender. Use=20 water/antifreeze between the sender and the isolator.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Tracy=20 Crook
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 = 7:51=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel=20 pressure



On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 8:37 PM, Al Gietzen = <ALVentures@cox.net> = wrote:

Tracy;

 

I'm = glad you=20 mentioned that.  I was about to conclude that the problem was = incorrect=20 data, not faulty regulator.  I could not be sure that the = richer=20 mixture I had connected with the first occurrence of higher fuel = pressure=20 was cause and effect =96 I possible had not leaned again after = climbing to a=20 higher altitude =96 then noticed the mixture and the higher pressure = reading.  On the second occurrence I had not noted a mixture=20 change.  Flew for an hour today (beautiful up and down the=20 beachJ) and = the fuel=20 pressure was always where it should be.  The sensor offset was = also=20 what it should be. So until it happens again . .

 

Are you = going to=20 replace the VDO sender?

 

Al=20 G

 
Looking for a possible replacement is on my To Do list but not = near the=20 top yet.  I inspect the sender for leaks whenever I'm under the = cowl but=20 never seen any hint of a problem so far.
 
Tracy
 
 
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