Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 20:40:32 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc02.attbi.com ([204.127.202.62] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b4) with ESMTP id 2335316 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 May 2003 13:45:30 -0400 Received: from rv8 (12-225-206-211.client.attbi.com[12.225.206.211]) by attbi.com (sccrmhc02) with SMTP id <2003050617452900200fe3o1e>; Tue, 6 May 2003 17:45:29 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <090c01c313f7$40a4d520$d3cee10c@rv8> From: "kevin lane" X-Original-To: "flyrotary" Subject: fuel pump loc X-Original-Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 10:45:12 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0909_01C313BC.92777EB0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0909_01C313BC.92777EB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rusty - I read where some guys manage to mount their fuel pumps in the = gap between the wing tank and the fuselage. Personally I hated doing = anything in that small gap, but others seem bent on not having fuel = connections inside. My -6A has 800 hrs on it now with the pump mounted = on the floor behind the battery, along with two glass fuel filters and a = fuel flow metering device.(no gascolator) The filters and fuel flow are = plumbed with rubber tubing and those spring clips, since that is the = type of fittings they came with. Since they are all on the suction side = of things I have rationalized that it is OK. The pressurized side is = all AN flange fittings. I put in a fuel return line, but have never = needed it. Perhaps if I flew in AZ in the summer more often. kevin ------=_NextPart_000_0909_01C313BC.92777EB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Rusty -  I read where = some guys=20 manage to mount their fuel pumps in the gap between the wing tank and = the=20 fuselage.  Personally I hated doing anything in that small gap, but = others=20 seem bent on not having fuel connections inside.  My -6A has 800 = hrs on it=20 now with the pump mounted on the floor behind the battery, along with = two glass=20 fuel filters and a fuel flow metering device.(no gascolator)  The = filters=20 and fuel flow are plumbed with rubber tubing and those spring clips, = since that=20 is the type of fittings they came with.  Since they are all on the = suction=20 side of things I have rationalized that it is OK.  The pressurized = side is=20 all AN flange fittings.  I put in a fuel return line, but have = never needed=20 it.  Perhaps if I flew in AZ in the summer more = often.   =20 kevin
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