X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao106.cox.net ([68.230.241.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.6) with ESMTP id 3084479 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:22:59 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.40; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmmtao106.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20080820022223.VQEI8615.fed1rmmtao106.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:22:23 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.85.56]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id 4SNM1a00J1CvZmk04SNPnf; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:22:23 -0400 Message-ID: <002801c9026b$9476ce20$38556944@wills> From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel pressure Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:22:22 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0025_01C90230.E7B62710" 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_0025_01C90230.E7B62710 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable No, it came with the senders and the engine monitor that I bought 5 = years ago. Summit Racing lists 2, 1 from Autometer and one from Mallory. Both kinda = pricey and neither looks like the one I have. Wish I could be more help. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tracy Crook=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 8:08 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel pressure Great answer Mike. Do you remember the cost? Tracy On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Mike Wills wrote: 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_0025_01C90230.E7B62710 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
No, it came with the senders and the = engine monitor=20 that I bought 5 years ago.
 
Summit Racing lists 2, 1 from Autometer = and one=20 from Mallory. Both kinda pricey and neither looks like the one I have. = Wish I=20 could be more help.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Tracy=20 Crook
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 = 8:08=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel=20 pressure

Great answer Mike.   Do you remember the cost?
 
Tracy

On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Mike Wills = <rv-4mike@cox.net>=20 wrote:
I used a fuel pressure isolator (I = think it was=20 an AutoMeter part). Provides a barrier between the fuel and your=20 sensor/sender. Use water/antifreeze between the sender and the=20 isolator.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message ----- =
From: = Tracy Crook
To: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft
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=20 incorrect data, not faulty regulator.  I could not be sure = that the=20 richer mixture I had connected with the first occurrence of = higher fuel=20 pressure was cause and effect =96 I possible had not leaned = again after=20 climbing to a higher altitude =96 then noticed the mixture and = the higher=20 pressure reading.  On the second occurrence I had not noted = a=20 mixture change.  Flew for an hour today (beautiful up and = down the=20 beachJ) = and the=20 fuel pressure was always where it should be.  The sensor = offset was=20 also what it should be. So until it happens again . . =

 

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

 

Al=20 G

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