X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.143] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1091541 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 04 May 2006 08:34:58 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.143; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C66F77.0D17C782" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Fuel system pressure bleed off Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 07:34:13 -0500 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69E04754A2C@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Fuel system pressure bleed off Thread-Index: AcZvCLCzDzwdDwwxROKInPfFj4upVQAa4AUA From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C66F77.0D17C782 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ben, I tapped the ID of a Tee fitting to accept the motorcycle carb jet. Then I screwed the jet into the threaded hole with some Lock-tite to keep it in place. =20 Mark=20 =20 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ben Schneider Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 6:23 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Fuel system pressure bleed off =20 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.=20 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 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C66F77.0D17C782 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Ben,

I tapped the ID of a Tee fitting to = accept the motorcycle carb jet.  Then I screwed the jet into the threaded = hole with some Lock-tite to keep it in place.

 

Mark

 

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ben Schneider
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, = 2006 6:23 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Fuel = system pressure bleed off

 

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

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