X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.100] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1632479 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:42:15 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-100-190.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.100.190]) by ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id kB2FfTYB003119 for ; Sat, 2 Dec 2006 10:41:43 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001601c71628$61679630$1002a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: gauges Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 10:41:34 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0013_01C715FE.6FDC3F10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C715FE.6FDC3F10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wendell, I used a 0-30 psi fuel pressure sender for my water pressure - = still working after 8 years. I also used UMA's 0-30 psi fuel gauge = which they remarked as "water pressure" rather than "Fuel Pressure". = They used to have a Water pressure gauge - you might try their web = site. http://www.umainstruments.com/ Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wendell Voto=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 11:31 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: gauges ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Lehanover@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 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.=20 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C715FE.6FDC3F10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Wendell, I used a 0-30 psi fuel pressure sender for = my water=20 pressure - still working after 8 years.  I also used UMA's 0-30 psi = fuel=20 gauge which they remarked as "water pressure" rather than "Fuel=20 Pressure".   They used to have a Water  pressure = gauge =20 - you might try their web site.
 
http://www.umainstruments.com/
 
Ed
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Wendell = Voto=20
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 = 11:31=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = gauges

 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Lehanover@aol.com
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Friday, December 01, = 2006 9:17=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = gauges

In a message dated 12/1/2006 9:33:27 P.M. Eastern Standard = Time, downing.j@sbcglobal.net=20 writes:
Some DAR's require that you have a valve = and can=20 reach it with your seat belt on.  I assume an electric one, = as Ed=20 mentioned would also do.  = JohnD
The control valve could be outside the cockpit and operated by = a dash=20 mounted pointer with a long aluminum tube shaft through the firewall = to the=20 valve.
 
LYnn E. Hanover
 
Speaking of fuel valves, the original = Cozy plans=20 call for a manual selector valve mounted  between the = pilot and=20 co-pilot with lines up to the seat-back and then to the engine. This = setup=20 has several connections in the cockpit that can leak.
 
As far as a fuel shut off valve, I don't = plan on=20 using one, just turn off the fuel pumps. For maintenance I plan on = ball=20 valves out of the tank (ahead of the sump tank) and these could be = remotely=20 operated.
 
Thanks to all for the responses on the = gauges=20 questions.  I found some sources for the VDO units and will = look at the=20 suggested ones also.
 
Any suggestions on water pressure gauge = senders?=20 Can't find any yet.
 
Wendell
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