X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.129.170.194] (HELO VIRCOM1.fcdata.private) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c1) with ESMTP id 5713872 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:03:58 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE (unverified [172.16.5.24]) by VIRCOM1.fcdata.private (Vircom SMTPRS 5.1.1024.13396) with ESMTP id for ; Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:03:07 -0500 X-Modus-BlackList: 172.16.5.24=OK;cbarber@texasattorney.net=OK X-Modus-RBL: 172.16.5.24=Excluded X-Modus-Trusted: 172.16.5.24=NO X-Modus-Audit: FALSE;0;0;0 Received: from FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::697f:d6aa:b87:78d8]) by FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::809d:a06e:5913:452e%13]) with mapi id 14.01.0355.002; Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:03:09 -0500 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel pump replaced Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel pump replaced Thread-Index: AQHNe8I3wN8MQNYIVUKhM/PfHLzs7Jdcl4FW Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:04:17 +0000 Message-ID: <2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D30F0658F1F@FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [166.241.7.210] Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D30F0658F1FFCDMAIL06FCDATA_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D30F0658F1FFCDMAIL06FCDATA_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am using two fuel pumps. The Aux was always quieter. Now they sound abo= ut the same. I guess since, IIRC, the primary was always louder I "assumed= " it was normal and was just limited to the individual pump. I was just reviewing Al Wick's sight. He hates the rotary (ok, that may be = too strong, but he is not a fan). He is using a Subaru. I was looking at = his sump tank. He is using in the tank pumps, which I do not wish to do as= of right now. However, something he did which I did kinda like was that h= e had his pumps drawing from different levels in the tank, like my motorcyc= le does for it reserve. That way, if the primary pumps runs dry, you can s= witch to the second pump and have a bit more fuel....hopefully at least eno= ugh to pull your head out and get on the ground. This seems pretty easy, e= specially with inline pumps, to do and like a good idea. Seems as if you wo= uld just have to have one pump out location higher than the other and you h= ave a bit of a reserve. Yeah, you should be paying attention to fuel manag= ement but this seems like some cheap back up. However, I could be missing s= omething as currently I am feeding both pumps from the same outlet. Thought= s? Chris ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] on behalf of = Bill Bradburry [bbradburry@bellsouth.net] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:15 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel pump replaced Chris, Is there a difference in sound between the new pump and the old one you are= still using? I think that they should both sound the same. Mine do. Bill B ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Beh= alf Of Chris Barber Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:43 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] fuel pump replaced I replaced my faulty fuel pump. The new pump is MUCH more quite. I suspec= t the old one was on the way to failure for a while and finally when belly = up. It was really noisy. When I took it off I applied power to both indep= endently and the old one was just plain dead. I hope I have addressed the few gremlins that has kept me on the ground the= last few weeks and will get to fly later today. FWIW. Chris Barber Houston KEFD Velocity SE --_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D30F0658F1FFCDMAIL06FCDATA_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I am using two fuel pumps.  The Aux was always quieter.  Now t= hey sound about the same.  I guess since, IIRC, the prim= ary was always louder I "assumed" it was normal and was just limi= ted to the individual pump.

 

I was just reviewing Al Wick's sight. He hates the rotary (ok, that may = be too strong, but he is not a fan).  He is using a Subaru.  I wa= s looking at his sump tank.  He is using in the tank pumps, which I do= not wish to do as of right now.  However, something he did which I did kinda like was that he had his pumps= drawing from different levels in the tank, like my motorcycle does for it = reserve.  That way, if the primary pumps runs dry, you can switch to t= he second pump and have a bit more fuel....hopefully at least enough to pull your head out and get on the ground.  This se= ems pretty easy, especially with inline pumps, to do and like a good i= dea. Seems as if you would just have to have one pump out location hig= her than the other and you have a bit of a reserve.  Yeah, you should be paying attention to fuel management but th= is seems like some cheap back up. However, I could be missin= g something as currently I am feeding both pumps from the same = outlet. Thoughts?

 

Chris

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary= @lancaironline.net] on behalf of Bill Bradburry [bbradburry@bellsouth.net]<= br> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:15 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel pump replaced

Chris,

Is there a diff= erence in sound between the new pump and the old one you are still using?&n= bsp; I think that they should both sound the same.  Mine do.

&= nbsp;

Bill B

&= nbsp;

From:= Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.n= et] On Behalf Of Chris Barber Sent: Thursday, August 16, = 2012 10:43 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircra= ft
Subject: [FlyRotary] fuel p= ump replaced

 

I replaced my faulty fuel pump.=   The new pump is MUCH more quite.  I suspect the old one was on = the way to failure for a while and finally when belly up.  It was really noisy.  When I took it off I applied power to= both independently and the old one was just plain dead.=

 

I hope I have addressed the few=  gremlins that has kept me on the ground the last few weeks and will g= et to fly later today.

 

FWIW.

 

Chris Barber

Houston KEFD

Velocity SE

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