X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-da03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.145] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.6) with ESMTP id 4247603 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 04 May 2010 16:01:38 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.105.145; envelope-from=Bktrub@aol.com Received: from imo-ma03.mx.aol.com (imo-ma03.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.138]) by imr-da03.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o44K0tEa013740 for ; Tue, 4 May 2010 16:00:55 -0400 Received: from Bktrub@aol.com by imo-ma03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.cf7.7677c8df (37071) for ; Tue, 4 May 2010 16:00:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtprly-dc03.mx.aol.com (smtprly-dc03.mx.aol.com [205.188.170.3]) by cia-db05.mx.aol.com (v128.3) with ESMTP id MAILCIADB055-d3ae4be07ce819e; Tue, 04 May 2010 16:00:52 -0400 Received: from webmail-d041 (webmail-d041.sim.aol.com [205.188.181.84]) by smtprly-dc03.mx.aol.com (v128.3) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYDC034-d3ae4be07ce819e; Tue, 04 May 2010 16:00:40 -0400 References: To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel filters Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 16:00:40 -0400 X-AOL-IP: 208.46.237.130 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: bktrub@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CCB9DB9B1A863C_1CCC_1B57_webmail-d041.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 31650-STANDARD Received: from 208.46.237.130 by webmail-d041.sysops.aol.com (205.188.181.84) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Tue, 04 May 2010 16:00:40 -0400 Message-Id: <8CCB9DB9B136216-1CCC-D1E@webmail-d041.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Bktrub@aol.com ----------MB_8CCB9DB9B1A863C_1CCC_1B57_webmail-d041.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Here's what I'm usingfor a fuel filter/water separater. I little heavy, bu= t no worries about contaminants or water.=20 Brian Trubee http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/15177/10002/-1 -----Original Message----- From: Tracy Crook To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 9:58 am Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel filters "Big fuel filters are essential, especially for those with composite tanks= ." I second that. Just had to change out my nice looking Jegs Billet aluminu= m filter (with a tiny screen disk filter inside) for Peterson 600 series= fuel filter. This is the filter between tank and fuel pump, not the hig= h pressure one after the pumps. Tracy On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 12:34 PM, John Slade wr= ote: For what it's worth, I've seen the symptoms of a partially blocked filter= and restricted fuel flow while airborne....The mixture creeps toward lean= , the EGT creeps up, fuel pressure is erratic and moving lower . Tweak the= mixture knob toward rich and everything is fine for 10 mins, then the cyc= le begins again. Big fuel filters are essential, especially for those with= composite tanks. Regards, John -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List= .html ----------MB_8CCB9DB9B1A863C_1CCC_1B57_webmail-d041.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Here's what I'm usingfor a fuel filter/water separater. I little heav= y, but no worries about contaminants or water.
 
Brian Trubee
 


-----Original Message-----
From: Tracy Crook <tracy@rotaryaviation.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 9:58 am
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel filters

"Big fuel= filters are essential, especially for those with composite tanks."
I second that.  Just had to change out my nice looking Jegs Billet al= uminum filter (with a tiny screen disk filter inside) for Peterson 600 ser= ies fuel filter.   This is the filter between tank and fuel pump= , not the high pressure one after the pumps.

Tracy

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 12:34 PM, John Slade <jslade@canarda= viation.com> wrote:
For what it's worth,= I've seen the symptoms of a partially blocked filter and restricted fuel= flow while airborne....The mixture creeps toward lean, the EGT creeps up,= fuel pressure is erratic and moving lower . Tweak the mixture knob toward= rich and everything is fine for 10 mins, then the cycle begins again. Big= fuel filters are essential, especially for those with composite tanks. Regards,
John


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