X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail.qnsi.net ([66.219.56.248] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3592944 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:39:18 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.219.56.248; envelope-from=bhughes@qnsi.net Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] fuel senders MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C9C371.4587FF92" Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:39:21 -0600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Message-ID: <74120FDE88CAFE4DBDA8814BCE20A3F30D851E@qnsi-mail.qnsi.net> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] fuel senders Thread-Index: AcnDcNpOT2YK2xIcR02igZj+SkyyYgAADH1g References: From: "Bobby J. Hughes" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C9C371.4587FF92 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 100LL and auto fuel have different capacitance. Not sure about different blends of auto fuel. Bobby ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of n3773@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 10:35 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] fuel senders i wanted to comment that in the 12 years i have been flying my -6a i've noticed many people installing capacitance fuel senders. i didn't have a choice 15 years ago. meanwhile i have read so many posts from people having troubles with them. i have the old float/resistor type, as does my hangar mate. we both have over 1000+ hrs on our planes and have had no problems. we installed them, connnected the wire to the guage, done. the last quarter tank seems to go a bit faster than the first, same as my truck. the 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. but, that ocurred early on, and i realize that i watch the fuel level like a hawk when flying. kevin [gadgets are fun when they work right. debugging isn't. try fixing intermittent auto pilot/gps glitches for instance] ------_=_NextPart_001_01C9C371.4587FF92 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
100LL and auto fuel have different capacitance. = Not sure=20 about different blends of auto fuel. Bobby

From: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of=20 n3773@comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 10:35=20 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: = [FlyRotary] fuel=20 senders

i = wanted to=20 comment that in the 12 years i have been flying my -6a i've noticed many = people=20 installing capacitance fuel senders.  i didn't have a choice 15 = years ago.=20  meanwhile i have read so many posts from people having troubles = with them.=20  i have the old float/resistor type, as does my hangar mate. =  we both=20 have over 1000+ hrs on our planes and have had no problems.  we = installed=20 them, connnected the wire to the guage, done.  the last quarter = tank seems=20 to go a bit faster than the first, same as my truck.  the only fuel = level=20 problem i've had was from installing low-fuel level switches which = melted,=20 despite specs that said they were for fuel usage, and almost popped out = of the=20 tank.  but, that ocurred early on, and i realize that i watch the = fuel=20 level like a hawk when flying.     kevin  [gadgets are = fun when=20 they work right.  debugging isn't.  try fixing intermittent = auto=20 pilot/gps glitches for instance]
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