Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #44352
From: eugene long <glong2@netzero.net>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [LML] flaky fuel indications
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:17:53 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>

Colyn:

 

I had the same indications early in my 40 hours testing in just the right tank. I replaced the conversion module – did not help. I talked with the people at EI and they suggested maybe water in the capacitive probe.

 

I drained the tank and removed the probe as far as I could. I did not detect any water in the probe, but I found the drain hole in the capacitive probe was up instead of down. While the probe was out, drain hole up, I added some water to the probe and the indications were very similar to what I was experiencing with the probe in the tank. I marked the probe and made sure the drain hole was down when reinstalled.

 

The probe worked after reinstallation and I have not had a problem since.

 


From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Colyn Case on earthlink
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 7:46 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] flaky fuel indications

 

long as we're talking electrical problems:

 

I have ei capacitive fuel probes with princeton converters and a grt engine monitor (like the chelton engine monitor).

My fuel level on both tanks intermittently shows zero when flying but never on the ground.

 

Any idea where to look?

 

Colyn

 

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