Return-Path: Received: from mail5.mx.voyager.net ([216.93.66.204] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b5) with ESMTP id 166922 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:13:09 -0400 Received: from u036fr3za011 (d68.as0.wtma.wi.core.com [64.77.136.196]) by mail5.mx.voyager.net (8.12.9/8.10.2) with SMTP id i5I2BtOA033233 for ; Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:12:37 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <00b801c454da$4df322c0$3c40fea9@u036fr3za011> From: "Barnhart" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary ] fuel delivery Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:16:03 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00B1_01C454B0.4BD760C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00B1_01C454B0.4BD760C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mark S., I know that your 20b install is different that mine, a low wing tricycle = vs high wing taildragger. I'm copying a successful fuel system that is = being used on a v-6 and one v-8 installs. Fuel lines under the cowl are = on the cool side of the engine. So is the TB. Two 3/8 lines from the = tank to a T with a 1/2 inch feed going to the gascolator. Then 1/2 in to = the two fuel pumps/filters in parallel. One 3/8 line from the filters = going to a bulkhead fitting on the firewall than to the feed rail. The = return line goes back on a 3/8 line to a T and back to the tanks. Plan = A is to have both wings feeding, and both wings able to take the return = fuel where ever it wants to go to. Time will tell how much and where it = feeds and returns to. I can however pick which tank to go for the = return and feed. The return ports are about an inch above the pickups = (2) on the wing. Gascolator, fuel pumps, and filters are going under the = floor of the cockpit. Should there be a gas leak in the cabin, I would = rather have it there than have it under the cowl with the turbo. There = will be a vent for the pumps to stay cool. Will be using Cub style of = site gauges for fuel levels. You and Bob going to OSH this year? Murphy note. Many builders seal the metal wet wing that has NINE = &%^#$#%& stringers going thru it. There are alot that test great and = start to leak on taxi tests and on the first 40 hours. Mine tested = great. I hope they leak so I can open them out to 120 gallon = tanks.......=20 My wife wants a EC-2 for a 20bt for her birthday........... Hmmmm Barny MGDQ 20bt ------=_NextPart_000_00B1_01C454B0.4BD760C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Mark S.,

I know that your 20b install is = different that=20 mine, a low wing tricycle vs high wing taildragger. I'm copying a = successful=20 fuel system that is being used on a v-6 and one v-8 installs. Fuel = lines=20 under the cowl are on the cool side of the engine. So is the TB. Two 3/8 = lines=20 from the tank to a T with a 1/2 inch feed going to the gascolator. Then = 1/2 in=20 to the two fuel pumps/filters in parallel. One 3/8 line from the = filters=20 going to a bulkhead fitting on the firewall than to the feed rail. = The=20 return line goes back on a 3/8 line to a T and back to the tanks. = Plan A=20 is to have both wings feeding, and both wings able to take the return = fuel where=20 ever it wants to go to. Time will tell how much and where it feeds=20 and returns to. I can however pick which = tank to go=20 for the return and feed. The return ports are about an inch above the = pickups=20 (2) on the wing. Gascolator, fuel pumps, and filters are going under the = floor=20 of the cockpit. Should there be a gas leak in the cabin, I = would=20 rather have it there than have it under the cowl with the = turbo.=20 There will be a vent for the pumps to stay cool. Will be using Cub = style=20 of site gauges for fuel levels.

You and Bob going to OSH this=20 year?

Murphy note. Many builders seal = the metal wet=20 wing that has NINE &%^#$#%& stringers going thru it. There = are=20 alot that test great and start to leak on taxi tests and on the first 40 = hours. Mine tested great. I hope they leak so I = can open them=20 out to 120 gallon tanks.......

My wife wants a EC-2 for a 20bt for her = birthday........... Hmmmm

Barny

MGDQ 20bt

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