X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 10 [X] Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao08.cox.net ([68.230.241.31] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1630912 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:03:43 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.31; envelope-from=dale.r@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao08.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.03 201-2131-130-104-20060516) with ESMTP id <20061202010321.FGAG18207.fed1rmmtao08.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2006 20:03:21 -0500 Received: from [192.168.1.100] ([68.2.134.48]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id td2n1V00N12ovmC0000000; Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:02:47 -0500 Message-ID: <4570D0CB.8080408@cox.net> Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:03:07 -0700 From: Dale Rogers Reply-To: dale.r@cox.net User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (Windows/20061025) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: gauges References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bob,

An important question is *who* told you that you had to have
the valve in the cockpit? I would suspect that the only
"requirement" is that you have some means of _operating_ the
valve from within the cockpit. Could be something as simple as
a push-pull cable to a ball valve mounted close to each tank.

Take a look at this setup:

http://www.marcnadine.com/fuelvalve.html

Dale R.

bmears9413@aol.com wrote:

Speaking of liquids in cockpit, my kit comes with a fuel cut valve mounted in the cockpit. Am I required to install it? I'm not crazy about gas in the cockpit with me,but I've been told I must have a fuel cut valve in the cockpit.

Bob Mears

Supermarine Spitfire

-----Original Message-----
From: eanderson@carolina.rr.com
To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net
Sent: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:52 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: gauges

My experience is that the electrical sensor for Oil temp and pressure are less likely to leak than a capillary tube that is subject to vibration. I have only used electrical sensors to measure all engine fluid parameters (except manifold pressure) and have had no problems. I don't like liquids in the cockpit.

Ed