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Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 23:39:15 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from grouse.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.116] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3114116 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 23:05:38 -0500 Received: from user-2injqnp.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.121.234.249] helo=Carol) by grouse.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1B5dAX-0003CI-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 20:05:37 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <00df01c4108c$12d98e50$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Transfer X-Original-Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 22:05:25 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00DC_01C41059.C719D830" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00DC_01C41059.C719D830 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 9:58 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Transfer Rusty, are you talking about pulling fuel out of your truck's fuel = tank to fill the plane? What a wonderful idea. I have a 24gal tank on my pickup. It would take two trips to the gas station, but it would be much nicer than having some huge bomb-wannabe sitting around idle most of the time. Yep, that's what I'm planning. My hanger police won't allow fuel = storage, so it has to be something that you can take with you. I = thought of doing this before, but the typical tank only holds 17 gallons = or so, and that wasn't enough to be worth the trouble. Now that I have = this fine 34 gallon tank, it will work very well. The RV-3 only holds = 30, and will never be below 5 gallons. I just need a suitable pump, and = I'm in business. As you may be able to tell, I'm still looking for = reasons to help ease the pain of buying a truck, and selling my FD. Not = being arrested for tripling the speed limit is one reason :-) Rusty I was at West Marine Supply in Mobile, Alabama a couple of weeks ago, = and they have a nice 30 gallon plastic fuel container with a pump handle = similar to the one you use at a gas station for your car. Nice looking = setup. That is what I had considered using. I will try to stop by = there again in the next couple of days and check out the price. Paul = Conner ------=_NextPart_000_00DC_01C41059.C719D830 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 = 9:58=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel=20 Transfer

Rusty, are you talking about pulling fuel out of = your truck's=20 fuel tank
to fill the plane? What a wonderful idea. I = have a=20 24gal tank on my
pickup. It would take two trips to the gas = station,=20 but it would be
much nicer than having some huge bomb-wannabe = sitting=20 around idle most
of the time.

Yep, = that's what I'm=20 planning. My hanger police won't allow fuel storage, so it has = to be=20 something that you can take with you. I thought of doing this = before,=20 but the typical tank only holds 17 gallons or so, and that wasn't = enough to be=20 worth the trouble. Now that I have this fine 34 gallon tank, it = will=20 work very well. The RV-3 only holds 30, and will never be below = 5=20 gallons. I just need a suitable pump, and I'm in business. = As you=20 may be able to tell, I'm still looking for reasons to help ease the = pain of=20 buying a truck, and selling my FD. Not being arrested for = tripling the=20 speed limit is one reason :-)

Rusty

I was at West Marine = Supply in=20 Mobile, Alabama a couple of weeks ago, and they have a nice 30 gallon = plastic=20 fuel container with a pump handle similar to the one you use at a gas = station=20 for your car. Nice looking setup. That is what I had considered=20 using. I will try to stop by there again in the next couple of = days and=20 check out the price. Paul=20 Conner

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