Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.168.121] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c1) with ESMTP id 721053 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 08 Feb 2005 19:16:32 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.168.121; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 16:15:02 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 4.174.3.249 by BAY3-DAV17.phx.gbl with DAV; Wed, 09 Feb 2005 00:14:41 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.174.3.249] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Bad day at the airport Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 19:14:39 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005B_01C50E12.6FDAFD30" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0009.2900 Seal-Send-Time: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 19:14:39 -0500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Feb 2005 00:15:02.0315 (UTC) FILETIME=[661117B0:01C50E3C] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01C50E12.6FDAFD30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Have you ever noticed the tendency in the experimental aircraft = community to suddenly run off in a completely new direction based on a = single mishap? And this without ever really understanding what caused = the problem to begin with. =20 Just had to ask. Tracy Do you have a bleed circuit between your pump and fuel pressure regulator? Do you have heat shields on your fuel lines? My guess is = that you may have experienced vapor lock. Without a bleed circuit, the = fuel pump can't produce enough pressure to overcome the fuel pressure regulator This should only be an issue if the pump is not located at the lowest = point in the line from the tank. As long as there is liquid at the pump = inlet - no problem. Al ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01C50E12.6FDAFD30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Have you ever noticed the tendency in the experimental aircraft = community=20 to suddenly run off in a completely new direction based on a = single =20 mishap?  And this without ever really understanding what caused the = problem=20 to begin with. 
 
Just had to ask.
 
Tracy

Do you have a bleed circuit between your = pump and fuel=20 pressure

regulator? Do you have heat shields on your = fuel=20 lines? My guess is that

you may have experienced vapor lock.  = Without a=20 bleed circuit, the fuel

pump can't produce enough pressure to = overcome the=20 fuel pressure

regulator

 

This = should only=20 be an issue if the pump is not located at the lowest point in the line = from=20 the tank.  As long as there is liquid at the pump inlet =96 no=20 problem.

 

Al

------=_NextPart_000_005B_01C50E12.6FDAFD30--