X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 23:05:31 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm4-vm6.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com ([98.138.91.97] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.6) with ESMTPS id 6444254 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 27 Aug 2013 20:16:45 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=98.138.91.97; envelope-from=mcmess1919@yahoo.com Received: from [98.138.226.177] by nm4.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 Aug 2013 00:16:09 -0000 Received: from [98.138.226.57] by tm12.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 Aug 2013 00:16:08 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp208.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 Aug 2013 00:16:08 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 193388.57037.bm@smtp208.mail.ne1.yahoo.com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: ip7hEVMVM1mTONrOr_FlBflVH6lIf4O9zNTZbE8OQ2WmUGf o0MpTS_Qw8ZwRglyyCSzle4TDpTuyqsey6ZD7zhdE1aElj20cm_s_iDXnf3M hv.zzjaQO2R8jxZ5vLNZHRS5fsefQDKgkgIhSasI8zxhMp8CsvPvV1qBYkYT 4xPQn4c1n1tm43OutHspcjUO865HWe0TV1cVkaqZrbdssVSE0M88s7L6.vEI 3eeNAFdWSbC9JxndJFsRGQrMN3QJgzfpuQoU1baUXZgcPT.3jlHdJxJDd6UK XoRAWcCmE1_F5uL6leDiHKlKKhjNFnQ7BBQOKlk8c.rGYsHLHF0pdSL9Sd_b aIW12B_wxFeD9FSY4KxZy6VkivZaooych0la1dL4eo17Yy2X2TkOQzao_Jb8 uHLKq3pBorEmZLCY1fe1v1CwYmhPhfCTd.IRP1i8jeIySZ7Q2T_zCbQuYKlo 6PzUSs1TZIGHNPO_c0309dbu1RQyEbwiVU10AnEIVklj6M5jsYs7ETLa4Wj7 fOJ0tY4yQGc_9OCoFpNn1lugJtJ0cKBJEE74CrJPq3oQTv3C9On7CDtADY3Y - X-Yahoo-SMTP: rK4i7HqswBC7mDE8.sOiWQeO4CeReXc- X-Rocket-Received: from StevePC (mcmess1919@67.187.169.184 with ) by smtp208.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 27 Aug 2013 17:16:08 -0700 PDT From: "Steve Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: fuel system and debongers X-Original-Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:16:07 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <025f01cea383$cb050470$610f0d50$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0260_01CEA349.1EA62C70" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Ac6jf0VZ69/YuDZDSgmlEH1DzDU9gQAAcNXw Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0260_01CEA349.1EA62C70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If having the engine quit bothers you, just keep an eye on the fuel pressure gauge when near empty on the tank. Pressure will be solid until the first bubbles pass thru the line, indicated by a momentary pressure drop. Running one tank essentially empty is better so all remaining fuel is in the fullest tank. Sometime your plan might go in the dumper and leave you in the air with minimum fuel, maybe with a high workload, stress, etc. It happened to me years ago. Knowing all usable fuel is in the tank you are flying on could save the day. Steve Colwell Legacy From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ed Gray I have run one tank dry and switched with just a 3-4 second power loss. ------=_NextPart_000_0260_01CEA349.1EA62C70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

If having the engine quit bothers you, just keep = an eye on the fuel pressure gauge when near empty on the tank. = Pressure will be solid until the first bubbles pass thru the line, = indicated by a momentary pressure drop. Running one tank = essentially empty is better so all remaining fuel is in the fullest = tank. Sometime your plan might go in the dumper and leave you in = the air with minimum fuel, maybe with a high workload, stress, etc. = It happened to me years ago. Knowing all usable = fuel is in the tank you are flying on could save the = day.

Steve = Colwell Legacy

From:= = Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Ed Gray

I have run one tank dry and switched with just a 3-4 = second power loss.

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