Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 23:56:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <13brv3@mchsi.com> Received: from sccmmhc01.mchsi.com ([204.127.203.183] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b4) with ESMTP id 2334561 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 05 May 2003 22:48:17 -0400 Received: from rad (12-218-74-116.client.mchsi.com[12.218.74.116]) by sccmmhc01.mchsi.com (sccmmhc01) with SMTP id <20030506024816mm100gc9nee>; Tue, 6 May 2003 02:48:17 +0000 Reply-To: <13brv3@mchsi.com> From: <13brv3@mchsi.com> X-Original-To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel pump suction? X-Original-Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 21:48:17 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <000101c31379$f2bf26d0$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0002_01C31350.09E91ED0" 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_0002_01C31350.09E91ED0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My engine stand has the pump about 12" above the tank and it does work. Just be SURE not to let the pump run dry very long when you fire it up = since it will not be self priming. My advice to anyone using EFI pumps is to mount them low (mine are on the floor). =20 Tracy Crook =20 Groan. OK, I'll put them on the floor. Kevin also made a good point = about causing problems with suction. I actually have plenty of room on the = floor, but I was trying to avoid getting them in the way. I'll find a low = spot. =20 =20 Thanks, Rusty =20 PS- I have a nice hole in my panel that's waiting to be filled with an = EM-2 :-) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C31350.09E91ED0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My engine stand has the pump about 12" above the = tank and it does work. Just be SURE not to let the pump run dry very = long when you fire it up since it will not be self priming. My advice to = anyone using EFI pumps is to mount them low (mine are on the = floor).

Tracy Crook

Groan… OK, I’ll put = them on the floor. Kevin also made a good point about causing problems = with suction. I actually have plenty of room on the floor, but I was = trying to avoid getting them in the way. I’ll find a low spot. =

Thanks,

Rusty

PS- I have a nice hole in my panel = that’s waiting to be filled with an EM-2 :-)

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