X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:54:38 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ns3.properformance.no ([89.221.244.202] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.6) with ESMTPS id 6444364 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 27 Aug 2013 23:11:58 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=89.221.244.202; envelope-from=roger@iverin.com Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33228 helo=webmail.iverin.com) by ns3.properformance.no with esmtpa (Exim 4.80.1) (envelope-from ) id 1VEWAE-0002AD-Qw; Wed, 28 Aug 2013 05:11:22 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Original-Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 05:11:22 +0200 From: Roger Iverin X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Cc: Steve Colwell Subject: Re: [LML] fuel system and debongers In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Message-ID: <5c3c0b2c0d13dad36f51982f0d100731@iverin.com> X-Sender: roger@iverin.com User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/0.9.2 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - ns3.properformance.no X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - iverin.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: ns3.properformance.no: authenticated_id: iverin01@iverin.com Sounds like a pattern test ? Roger On 2013-08-28 05:05, Steve Colwell wrote: > 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.