X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 11:15:03 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms048pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.48] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTP id 2035940 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 10 May 2007 10:18:18 -0400 Received: from [192.168.111.2] ([70.19.63.246]) by vms048.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JHT008Q2X1YDMR2@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 10 May 2007 09:18:00 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 10:17:58 -0400 From: Kevin Kossi Subject: Re: [LML] Re: IO-550 fuel injection In-reply-to: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-52-783499154 References: --Apple-Mail-52-783499154 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed I wonder if a heater for the inlet and vertical tube would prevent the possibility of water freezing at the inlet or in the tube would prevent this. If that was the cause of the problem. The Pitot-static has the same problem and solution. Kevin On May 10, 2007, at 12:42 AM, glong2 wrote: > I suspect we got a small amount of water near/in the NACA scoops on > the > ground in NC. As we took off there was a water film/bubble in each > of the > vents that created a small vacuum in the tanks that could be > overcome by the > electric fuel pump but not the mechanical one. I know from previous > experience that the mechanical fuel pump on my airplane will not prime > itself but will maintain 8 to 34psi depending on RPM after it is > primed. Kevin Kossi Legacy 76% New York Continental IO-550-EXP 10:1 Single Lightspeed Single Slick Mag Hartzell HC-H3YF-2UFX/FC7391D-3X. Full feathering, counterweighted, 3 blade --Apple-Mail-52-783499154 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
I wonder if a heater for = the inlet and vertical tube would prevent the=A0possibility of water = freezing at the inlet or in the tube would prevent this.
If = that was the cause of the problem.

The Pitot-static has the = same problem and solution.

Kevin


On May 10, 2007, = at 12:42 AM, glong2 wrote:
I suspect we got a small amount of water near/in the = NACA scoops on the
ground in NC. As we took = off there was a water film/bubble in each of the
vents that created a small vacuum in the tanks that = could be overcome by the
electric fuel = pump but not the mechanical one. I know from previous
experience that the mechanical fuel pump on my = airplane will not prime
itself but = will maintain 8 to 34psi depending on RPM after it is = primed.=A0


Kevin = Kossi
Legacy=A076%
New = York=A0
Continental IO-550-EXP
10:1=A0Single = Lightspeed=A0Single Slick Mag
Hartzell=A0 Full feathering, counterweighted, 3 = blade=A0

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