Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #64483
From: Joseph Berki jskmberki@windstream.net <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel pump
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 12:37:12 -0500
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Charlie,

 

You mentioned that these pumps can be plumbed in series or parallel.  Which method would be the safest?  If a pump I series fails is there a potential of blocking flow?  In parallel if they don’t backflow when turned off it should be acceptable.  Thanks

Joe Berki

 

From: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2018 10:09 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel pump

 

Hi Joe,

 

My advice is to not even dream of using injection pumps with a carb. Even the small ones can pump around 40 gph at 40 psi. If you put a 6psi regulator on them they might pump twice that. Total waste of energy, at best. Around 6A current draw (or more) for an injection pump, and a regular low pressure pump is far less than 1/2 that.

 

Here's what you need (a pair of them):

 

Note that you don't have to purchase from Van's A/C; they are available almost everywhere. Just be sure you get that model: 40108, If you're going to use AN fuel lines. It has -6 AN fittings on the pump. It's also configured to pass fuel when turned off (a good thing), and it won't backflow fuel if pressurized in the wrong direction (even though the spec sheet says that it doesn't have a built-in check valve). You can plumb a pair in series (much simpler) or in parallel. There are other Facet models that have 1/8" or 1/4" pipe threads, if you want to use hose instead of AN hardware, but AN hardware isn't that difficult to make up, and it'll be there forever. If you do go for hose fittings, just be sure that the pump you select does *not* have an antisiphon valve, and the pressure is what you want. (7psi is at the far upper limit of most carbs.)

Here's the link to the Facet 'cube pump' models:

 

Charlie

 

On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 8:42 AM Joseph Berki jskmberki@windstream.net <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:

I have 2 electric pumps set up for fuel injection with a regulator and a return line to the tank.

I will be using a carb instead of EFI.  What is the best approach, change out the high pressure pumps for units designed for lower pressures or get a regulator that can drop the pressure to 4 to 7 psi for the carb?  If the pumps need to be change any suggestions for a reliable pump?  Thanks for any help.

Joe Berki

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