Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net ([204.127.198.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3113950 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:49:04 -0500 Received: from rv8 (c-24-21-140-241.client.comcast.net[24.21.140.241]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with SMTP id <2004032302483301300f9u0ge> (Authid: n3773@comcast.net); Tue, 23 Mar 2004 02:48:34 +0000 Message-ID: <00a801c41081$550c46b0$f18c1518@rv8> Reply-To: "kevin lane" From: "kevin lane" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] fuel transfer pump ? Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 18:48:15 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C4103E.3BF9F430" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C4103E.3BF9F430 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Messagei have a marine fuel flow meter in my -6a. it was made in new = zealand, brand name is "Standard", costs $175, well made, accurate to = 1%, found it online. still have all 25 some feet of cable tucked up = behind the panel! Kevin Lane Portland, OR e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net web-> http://home.comcast.net/~n3773 (browse w/ internet explorer) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 6:43 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] fuel transfer pump ? Greetings, Actually, I'm asking about a pump to transfer fuel from my new truck's = 34 gallon tank, to the plane. Being able to measure the amount of fuel = transferred would be a real bonus. Someone told me that Wick's had one, = but I never could find it online. Anyone know of such a pump? I'm sure = I can cobble something together, but if there's one already made to do = this, I would probably go that route. Being able to run 87 octane is = going to be one of the benefits of getting rid of the turbo. On another fuel note, I was complaining earlier about my 2-stroke oil = separating from the fuel, but I think I was mistaken. After 4 months, = my oil was still very well mixed in the plane, so I think the problem = was that I didn't get the oil mixed in the first place before. I had = added the full tank's worth of oil when it was basically empty. I = figured that filling the tank, and taxiing back to the hanger would mix = it, but I guess it didn't. I now believe that mixing it well the first = time is the key. Cheers, Rusty (filling that 34 gallon tank will be painful) ------=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C4103E.3BF9F430 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
i have a marine fuel flow = meter in my=20 -6a.  it was made in new zealand, brand name is "Standard", = costs=20 $175, well made, accurate to 1%, found it online.  still have all = 25 some=20 feet of cable tucked up behind the panel!
Kevin Lane  Portland, OR
e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net
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(browse=20 w/ internet explorer)
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 = 6:43=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] fuel = transfer pump=20 ?

Greetings,
 
Actually, I'm = asking=20 about a pump to transfer fuel from my new truck's 34 gallon tank, to = the=20 plane.  Being able to measure the amount of fuel transferred = would be a=20 real bonus.  Someone told me that Wick's had one, but I never = could find=20 it online.  Anyone know of such a pump?  I'm sure I can = cobble=20 something together, but if there's one already made to do this, I = would=20 probably go that route.  Being able to run 87 octane is going to = be one=20 of the benefits of getting rid of the turbo.
 
On another = fuel note, I=20 was complaining earlier about my 2-stroke oil separating from the = fuel, but I=20 think I was mistaken.  After 4 months, my oil was still very well = mixed=20 in the plane, so I think the problem was that I didn't get the oil = mixed in=20 the first place before.  I had added the full tank's worth of oil = when it=20 was basically empty.  I figured that filling the tank, and = taxiing back=20 to the hanger would mix it, but I guess it didn't.  I now believe = that=20 mixing it well the first time is the key.
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (filling that 34=20 gallon tank will be=20 painful) 
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