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X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 980902 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 01 Jun 2005 15:21:01 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.64; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm58aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050601192008.JWRK13767.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm58aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Wed, 1 Jun 2005 15:20:08 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm58aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050601192007.EILZ1856.ibm58aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 1 Jun 2005 15:20:07 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: new transfer pump Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 14:20:08 -0500 Message-ID: <015101c566de$eca92c90$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0152_01C566B5.03D32490" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0152_01C566B5.03D32490 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 I finally decided what to try next on my fuel transfer problem. Since I like the simple "Tracy" system of having one fuel tank to feed, and the other for transferring fuel to the feed tank, I ordered a different pump = to see if it transfers better than the Facet I was using. =20 =20 What I ordered was a Carter, P4594 (Summit part number CRT-P4594). = This "appears" to be about the same size as the Facet, but has an 8 psi = maximum pressure, and is a positive displacement pump, rather than a noisy = thumper like the Facet. Supposedly, it will flow 72 gph under ideal conditions. I'm confident it will work better than the Facet, and at the very least, = it won't make such an annoying noise :-) =20 I'm also thinking very seriously about adding a flow sensor in a T as = Todd suggested, at the input of the pump. That way I'd know when the tank = was empty, and when to turn the transfer pump off. I could use the sensor = as a control for turning the pump off automatically. I could even put = another sensor on the fuel vent line of the feed tank, and have it shut the = transfer pump off if that tank were overfilled. The sensors can't do this = directly, but could be made to control a relay. =20 =20 The pump will be here tomorrow, and I may install it this weekend. Need = to fly off some of the fuel first, so I can empty the left tank. =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0152_01C566B5.03D32490 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Greetings,

I finally = decided what to=20 try next on my fuel transfer problem. Since I like the simple = "Tracy"=20 system of having one fuel tank to feed, and the other for transferring = fuel to=20 the feed tank, I ordered a different pump to see if it transfers better = than the=20 Facet I was using.

What I ordered = was a=20 Carter, P4594 (Summit part number CRT-P4594). This "appears" = to be=20 about the same size as the Facet, but has an 8 psi maximum pressure, and = is a=20 positive displacement pump, rather than a noisy thumper like the = Facet. =20 Supposedly, it will flow 72 gph under ideal conditions. I'm = confident it=20 will work better than the Facet, and at the very least, it won't make = such an=20 annoying noise :-)

I'm also = thinking very=20 seriously about adding a flow sensor in a T as Todd suggested, at the = input of=20 the pump. That way I'd know when the tank was empty, and when to = turn the=20 transfer pump off. I could use the sensor as a control = for=20 turning the pump off automatically. I could even put another = sensor on the=20 fuel vent line of the feed tank, and have it shut the transfer pump off = if that=20 tank were overfilled. The sensors can't do this directly, but = could be=20 made to control a relay.

The pump will = be here=20 tomorrow, and I may install it this weekend. Need to fly off some = of the=20 fuel first, so I can empty the left tank.

Cheers,

Rusty

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