X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-bk0-f52.google.com ([209.85.214.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTPS id 5596893 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:36:57 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.214.52; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by bkcjc3 with SMTP id jc3so383275bkc.25 for ; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:36:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=rq7YQUTuu8a9So8J/Hf0dr6y6VcQIQ8S74XnqvDWpGI=; b=CpHk3c2Wt+YK1d48e9BuhEYupBpeRua7pFz6ZxIJBCvWa3zz83Tuw2nu1DkyAJX/No NeFX42t57BDEMSTQfOpuFSVph29LKFku+KwtdI9hin9ZZdlZAh3qcd5vHuGH+tlRbs28 Tj0Z3q7ZnLHSf0LPIm26TmtLDBeElb8UikJ9XjBkhe+LQJuph4Z9/2t3gSmrqq4Y6bba xatYgj1IkNHF8mquAnEbrsdwBo08adYi2zD8x/pNhYbfSHDyvjwDlgx1Yvz0knwDglHi a6jtXcszNNuzWdZSl142rsGjKix/bN7ivXfWn651TWNCZ29BW55ilEiA6ZS8wJZB4oNx dMWQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.205.120.17 with SMTP id fw17mr13503189bkc.20.1339590979385; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:36:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.97.194 with HTTP; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:36:19 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:36:19 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel presure question. From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 David, How are your pumps plumbed... in parallel or series? What kind of pressure do you get when running the backup pump only? Mark On 6/13/12, Tracy wrote: > Hmmmm... Mine goes up about a pound when I switch on the second pump. What > happens when you turn both off? > > Tracy > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jun 12, 2012, at 7:11 PM, hoursaway1@comcast.net wrote: > >> Question about fuel pressure indications, at fast idle 2200 RPM, fuel >> pressure is 42 PSI on EM2, if I switch on the back-up pump with the >> primary pump the pressure drops to 35 PSI, can here both pumps running, if >> I switch off either pump pressure goes back to 42 PSI. My system is 13B, >> stock red injectors all four, pressure regulator is stock Mazda on the end >> of fuel rail with vacume connection from dynamic chamber. Thanks, David >> R. Cook RV6A Rotary. >