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From: Lehanover@aol.com

To: Rotary motors in aircraft

Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 9:17 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: gauges

In a message dated 12/1/2006 9:33:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, downing.j@sbcglobal.net writes:

Some DAR's require that you have a valve and can reach it with your seat belt on.  I assume an electric one, as Ed mentioned would also do.  JohnD

The control valve could be outside the cockpit and operated by a dash mounted pointer with a long aluminum tube shaft through the firewall to the valve.

 

LYnn E. Hanover

 

Speaking of fuel valves, the original Cozy plans call for a manual selector valve mounted  between the pilot and co-pilot with lines up to the seat-back and then to the engine. This setup has several connections in the cockpit that can leak.

 

As far as a fuel shut off valve, I don't plan on using one, just turn off the fuel pumps. For maintenance I plan on ball valves out of the tank (ahead of the sump tank) and these could be remotely operated.

 

Thanks to all for the responses on the gauges questions.  I found some sources for the VDO units and will look at the suggested ones also.

 

Any suggestions on water pressure gauge senders? Can't find any yet.

 

Wendell