Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 09:24:31 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <13brv3@mchsi.com> Received: from sccmmhc02.mchsi.com ([204.127.203.184] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b1) with ESMTP id 2083142 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 22 Mar 2003 12:45:25 -0500 Received: from rad ([12.218.74.116]) by sccmmhc02.mchsi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with ESMTP id <20030322174524.IYIH8681.sccmmhc02.mchsi.com@rad> for ; Sat, 22 Mar 2003 17:45:24 +0000 Reply-To: <13brv3@mchsi.com> From: <13brv3@mchsi.com> X-Original-To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Sump tank X-Original-Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 11:45:19 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <000701c2f09a$d1395320$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2F068.869EE320" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2F068.869EE320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am planning on having the fuel lines go from both tanks to the fuel selector valve, then to the fuel sump, then to the pump, then to the = fuel rail, injectors, and finally to the fuel pressure regulator. After that, = is it best to have the unused fuel go back into the approximately 2 gallon = fuel sump, or directly back to one of the fuel strake tanks? =20 =20 If you're going to have a 2 gallon fuel sump anyway, I'd return the fuel = to it. Do you actually need the sump for some other reason? If not, you could eliminate it, and run the fuel back to one or both tanks. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2F068.869EE320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I am planning on having the fuel = lines go=20 from both tanks to the fuel selector valve, then to the fuel sump, then = to the=20 pump, then to the fuel rail, injectors, and finally to the fuel pressure = regulator. After that, is it best to have the unused fuel go back into = the=20 approximately 2 gallon fuel sump, or directly back to one of the fuel = strake=20 tanks?  
 
If you're going to have a 2 gallon fuel sump = anyway, I'd=20 return the fuel to it.   Do you actually need the sump for = some other=20 reason?  If not, you could eliminate it, and run the fuel back = to one=20 or both tanks.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty
 
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