Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #13086
From: Jim Sower <canarder@frontiernet.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Bubbles in fuel line from pump
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:03:29 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
<...pressure test the system ...>
Wouldn't a vacuum test be more appropriate under the circumstances?


Bulent Aliev wrote:

Ed, I don't think the freewheeling transducer blades will cause cavitation.
If the wheel is powered by external source, yes.
I would bet it is an air leak. Finn, can you somehow pressure test the
system?
Bulent

On 11/21/04 10:57 PM, "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:

 

Hi Finn,

 Just a shot in the dark, but what kind of fuel flow transducer is in
your line?  Could your transducer blades be causing cavitation in the fuel
line??

Ed
   


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