X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA15.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.228] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3592947 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:35:40 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.27.228; envelope-from=n3773@comcast.net Received: from OMTA04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.35]) by QMTA15.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id ibmU1b00G0lTkoCAFgb6KQ; Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:35:06 +0000 Received: from sz0111.ev.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.26.171]) by OMTA04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id igb61b0093hVxvQ8Qgb6Hn; Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:35:06 +0000 Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:35:06 +0000 (UTC) From: n3773@comcast.net To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message-ID: <544796550.4680371240418106081.JavaMail.root@sz0111a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <1016295089.4675861240417649429.JavaMail.root@sz0111a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Subject: fuel senders MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_230194_635448383.1240418106080" X-Originating-IP: [76.115.129.55] X-Mailer: Zimbra 5.0.11_GA_2730.RHEL5_64 (ZimbraWebClient - SAF3 (Win)/5.0.11_GA_2730.RHEL5_64) ------=_Part_230194_635448383.1240418106080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable i wanted to comment that in the 12 years i have been flying my -6a i've not= iced many people installing capacitance fuel senders. =C2=A0i didn't have a= choice 15 years ago. =C2=A0meanwhile i have read so many posts from people= having troubles with them. =C2=A0i have the old float/resistor type, as do= es my hangar mate. =C2=A0we both have over 1000+ hrs on our planes and have= had no problems. =C2=A0we installed them, connnected the wire to the guage= , done. =C2=A0the last quarter tank seems to go a bit faster than the first= , same as my truck. =C2=A0the only fuel level problem i've had was from ins= talling low-fuel level switches which melted, despite specs that said they = were for fuel usage, and almost popped out of the tank. =C2=A0but, that ocu= rred early on, and i realize that i watch the fuel level like a hawk when f= lying. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 kevin =C2=A0[gadgets are fun when they work right. =C2= =A0debugging isn't. =C2=A0try fixing intermittent auto pilot/gps glitches f= or instance] ------=_Part_230194_635448383.1240418106080 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <= div style=3D'font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>i wanted = to comment that in the 12 years i have been flying my -6a i've noticed many= people installing capacitance fuel senders. =C2=A0i didn't have a choice 1= 5 years ago. =C2=A0meanwhile i have read so many posts from people having t= roubles with them. =C2=A0i have the old float/resistor type, as does my han= gar mate. =C2=A0we both have over 1000+ hrs on our planes and have had no p= roblems. =C2=A0we installed them, connnected the wire to the guage, done. = =C2=A0the last quarter tank seems to go a bit faster than the first, same a= s my truck. =C2=A0the only fuel level problem i've had was from installing = low-fuel level switches which melted, despite specs that said they were for= fuel usage, and almost popped out of the tank. =C2=A0but, that ocurred ear= ly on, and i realize that i watch the fuel level like a hawk when flying. = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 kevin =C2=A0[gadgets are fun when they work right. =C2=A0debu= gging isn't. =C2=A0try fixing intermittent auto pilot/gps glitches for inst= ance] ------=_Part_230194_635448383.1240418106080--