Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.202.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2911559 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 30 Dec 2003 23:48:43 -0500 Received: from rv8 (12-225-206-211.client.attbi.com[12.225.206.211]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with SMTP id <2003123104484201200e14nge> (Authid: n3773@comcast.net); Wed, 31 Dec 2003 04:48:42 +0000 Message-ID: <00aa01c3cf59$5c5acf40$d3cee10c@rv8> Reply-To: "kevin lane" From: "kevin lane" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel rail plumbing (for RV-8) Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 20:48:36 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 with two rigidly mounted connections, the fuel rails and the regulator, why not use a rigid line which must be cheaper? on my Lycoming I have a braided lines between the firewall and the engine (fuel supply and oil cooler-firewall mounted) and rigid lines everywhere else, fuel pump to carb too, simply because I didn't know to do it any differently. it has 1000+ hrs on it. (I'm not questioning your choice, just wanting to learn why) Kevin Lane Portland, OR e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net web-> http://home.comcast.net/~n3773 (browse w/ internet explorer) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marvin Kaye" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 7:05 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel rail plumbing (for RV-8) > > > > I guess I'll have a braided line from the firewall to the first > rail, > with the pump behind the firewall somewhere, and another braided line for > the return. somewhere I need to insert a fuel pressure regulator, since I > sawed off the one I had thinking it was something else (duh). will it need > to be in the engine compartment? < < < > > > > The fuel pressure regulator on the Eagle is located at the far end of the > rails. Fuel comes out of the firewall through a single -6 hose and tees to > the rails... at the other end of the rails there are another pair of -6 lines > that hook up to each side of the regulator (photo attached). The -4 return > line comes out of the bottom of the regulator and goes back to the selected > tank through the (fairly expensive) fuel selector valve. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >