X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:21:45 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4427360 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:40:42 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.206.40; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from imo-ma04.mx.aol.com (imo-ma04.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.139]) by imr-ma02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o7BMe0WO001059 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:40:00 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-ma04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.efd.251dac9 (37530) for ; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:39:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-d23.mail.aol.com (magic-d23.mail.aol.com [172.19.146.157]) by cia-mb01.mx.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMB013-929a4c6326bc146; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:39:56 -0400 From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <5174.3e8503bd.399480bb@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:39:55 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] fuel pressures at altitude? X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_5174.3e8503bd.399480bb_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.5 sub 155 X-AOL-IP: 24.15.17.119 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Sky2high@aol.com --part1_5174.3e8503bd.399480bb_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Doesn't matter what others say -- you should see fuel pressure as required for the specific engine that you are operating. Apparently the engine fuel pump may not be adequate above 10,000 and most will recommend lo boost pump on above 10K. Whatever the pressure is, it must meet the engine requirements. Grayhawk In a message dated 8/11/2010 4:44:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time, N2AA@att.net writes: What fuel pressures that you are seeing at altitudes from 10 to 15,000 feet with the fuel pump off for a continental io-550? Thanks Russell Steiner --part1_5174.3e8503bd.399480bb_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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Grayhawk
 
In a message dated 8/11/2010 4:44:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 N2AA@att.net writes:

What fuel pressures that you are=20 seeing at altitudes from 10 to 15,000 feet with the fuel pump off for a= =20 continental io-550?

 

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