I suspect many of us are interested and I'm glad to hear you are getting back in the air again. Dan C
On Jun 29, 2010, at 5:42 PM, kim Blackseth wrote: > Thanks! That was it! > > > When the NTSB took apart my pump on my crashed plane, they left off the > restrictor fitting. I found one in my salvaged plane and I'm installing it > now... > > I should be a FLYING member of the group again by Saturday. As most know, > N2332H crashed on January 16th. With tremendous moral, technical and in some > cases financial support from this group, I bought the crashed/salvaged plane > from the insurance company and a VERY used 415C. > > Over the last six months we have built one very sound plane out of the two. > The new plane has a new N number (N415TB) and should be a great aircraft. > This new airframe is Light Sport. > > We re-built a C-85 with a new 0-200 crank. It has new alternator, mags, light > weight starter and virtually everything that is fire wall forward is new. It > has metal wings, a split elevator and was extensively inspected for > corrosion. We added newly re-built fuel tanks, fittings and lines. All new > aileron and control fittings, etc are new. > > We rebuilt the panel and re-did all the various stuff I needed for my > disability... I'm very excited to get flying again! > > All give further reports if anyone is interested... > > Kim Blackseth, ICC, CASp > 310 17th St > Oakland, CA > 510-839-1760 > > > > > > On Jun 29, 2010, at 3:13 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> >> >> Hey Kim: The first thing I would check is to make sure the fitting on the >> out line of the pump has a restrictor installed. This is the fitting >> (generally on the rear of the pump) which is highest on the pump body. It >> should have a 45 degree fitting installed that has a restriction installed >> with a 1/16" hole drilled in it. This allows about 7 gallons per hour of >> fuel to be pumped from the wings to the header tank. If a fitting has been >> installed which does not have the restrictor, then too much fuel will be >> pumped into the header tank (more than the overflow line can handle). >> Lynn Nelsen >> >> In a message dated 6/29/2010 5:45:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> >>> >>> All... >>> >>> We test flew my newly re-built 415C today and all appeared well, but one >>> detail and I'm looking for some advice... >>> >>> The header tank was overflowing, as it appears the pump was filling the >>> header tank, but the overflow back to the wing tanks was not working... >>> >>> What did I do wrong or what should I check?? >>> >>> Kim Blackseth, ICC, CASp >>> 310 17th St >>> Oakland, CA >>> 510-839-1760 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > >
