Will this work? Or am I missing some
obvious cavitation/starvation problem?
Hi Chris,
Returning fuel as you suggest is mighty tempting, but fight
the
temptation :-)
A few people have been successful with using a small header
tank in that general location in the fuel system, and then return fuel to
that. I think most everyone on the list would agree that you're MUCH safer
if you return to the tank itself. Not only is the fuel heated some, but there's evidence that air bubbles
will form in the line downstream from the regulator. Also, if a little bit
of water got in the line, it's better to send it back to the tank, where it will
take a few minutes to get back to the
pickup.
Tracy's system is simple, and probably as good as any,
but it's not without it's drawbacks. The more you think about it, the more
you'll realize there's at least 100 different ways to make the fuel system, and
none are perfect. You can really drive yourself nuts thinking about
it :-)
Rusty (RV-8 QB arriving
Tuesday)