X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from omta2.toronto.rmgopenwave.com ([4.59.182.100] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTP id 5020538 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:23:07 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=4.59.182.100; envelope-from=lacombr@nbnet.nb.ca Received: from torspm04.toronto.rmgopenwave.com ([142.167.173.137]) by tormtz02.toronto.rmgopenwave.com (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20110614222233.KTJF25469.tormtz02.toronto.rmgopenwave.com@torspm04.toronto.rmgopenwave.com> for ; Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:22:33 -0400 Received: from PCdeRita ([142.167.173.137]) by torspm04.toronto.rmgopenwave.com with SMTP id <20110614222233.YRDW27647.torspm04.toronto.rmgopenwave.com@PCdeRita> for ; Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:22:33 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Rino" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel damper Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:21:59 -0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002B_01CC2AC8.54E45E20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18417 X-Opwv-CommTouchExtSvcRefID: str=0001.0A020207.4DF7DF29.007C,ss=1,re=0.000,fgs=0 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01CC2AC8.54E45E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Ed. That is all I wanted to know! No fire here but it was = leaking. The plug will stay. A couple feet of hoses, that should = absorb the pulses enough. Rino ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 6:08 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel damper Reno, I never used one in 11 + years of flying with my 13B. In fact, = most are removed due to the fire hazard potential caused by them leaking = - not a question of If, but when. Rx-7 Fires have been reported = supposedly as a results. The dampers tend to smooth out the shock waves in the fuel line caused = by the injectors closing and opening - but, I know of no problems = reported by not using them. Lynn Hanover would probably be the one with = the knowledge to really know. Ed From: Rino=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 4:02 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Fuel damper Is the fuel pressure damper really necessary. Mine started to leak = and I replaced it with a plug. What are the consequences? Rino Lacombe ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01CC2AC8.54E45E20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks Ed.  That is all I wanted = to=20 know!  No fire here but it was leaking.  The plug will = stay.  A=20 couple feet of hoses, that should absorb the pulses enough.
 
Rino
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 = 6:08=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel=20 damper

Reno, I never used one in 11 + years of flying = with my=20 13B.  In fact, most are removed due to the fire hazard potential = caused=20 by them leaking - not a question of If, but when.  Rx-7 Fires = have been=20 reported supposedly as a results.
 
The dampers tend to smooth out the shock waves = in the=20 fuel line caused by the injectors closing and opening - but, I know of = no=20 problems reported by not using them.  Lynn Hanover would probably = be the=20 one with the knowledge to really know.
 
Ed
From: Rino
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 4:02 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Fuel damper

Is the fuel pressure damper really=20 necessary.   Mine started to leak and I replaced it with a=20 plug.  What are the consequences?
 
Rino=20 Lacombe
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