X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1090875 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 03 May 2006 19:37:58 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.67; envelope-from=atlasyts@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm60aec.bellsouth.net ([65.11.50.61]) by imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20060503233711.CIBI9625.imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm60aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 19:37:11 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.100] (really [65.11.50.61]) by ibm60aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20060503233711.ZVFO6312.ibm60aec.bellsouth.net@[192.168.0.100]> for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 19:37:11 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v749.3) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <1D33B648-9C8F-4CCF-BE60-6A29C144A91E@bellsouth.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Bulent Aliev Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Fuel system pressure bleed off Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 19:37:32 -0400 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.749.3) Ben, I did this by pressing aluminum plug on one of the AN fittings and than drilling with the smallest drill bit I can find. Buly On May 3, 2006, at 7:23 PM, Ben Schneider wrote: > Group... > I am installing my fuel system on my Renesis right now. I seem > to remember (correct me if I am wrong) that the consensus was to > use a .020 orfice bypass of the regulator to bleed off the pressure > in the event of pump prime loss. > My question is, how exactly are some of you going about this? Are > you welding an AN fitting shut, then drilling it out to .020? Is > there something of this nature commercially available? > Suggestions? I have only to run the fuel lines, then wire the > engine, a few other little misc. items, and I should be ready for > first engine start. > > Ben Schneider N713R RV7 Renesis