I agree. I believe this is the source of my problem with my sight gauge (it has a serious lag, and then a sudden drop).
Serge Vidal KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud" Paris, France VIRGIL N SALISBURY <[email protected]> Envoyé par : [email protected] 2005-11-17 15:51 Veuillez répondre à KRnet Remis le : 2005-11-17 16:32 Pour : [email protected] cc : (ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM) Objet : Re: KR> Fuel tanks-transfer methods However, Do NOT use a "T" at the bottom of the tank. Use SEPARATE openings for the sight gauge and the feed, Virg On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:24:05 -0800 (PST) Frank Ross <[email protected]> writes: > --- Colin Rainey <[email protected]> > wrote: > I will transfer fuel to the header for use, > > keeping the fuel system simple and mods minimal. > > > Colin Rainey > > Colin, > Howard Kaiser's KR-2 in the Phoenix area (80s - 90s) > had a simple rubber-bulb, squeeze-type fuel pump from > a boat under the pilot's legs to transfer fuel from > the wing tanks to the header tank. > Worked very well, but too busy for me. > Of course this could be adapted to take advantage of > the "pucker-factor" but you have to make sure you > don't over-fill the header tank in that case... > Header tank fuel "gauge" was the old tube from the top > of the header tank, out through the panel, down > vertically to the bottom of the panel and back into > the header tank. Also worked well, requiring no > electricity. > Simple and VERY reliable. > FWIW > Frank > > > Frank Ross, > EAA Chapter 35, > San Geronimo, TX > RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England, UK > Visit my photo album at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/alamokr2 > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > Virgil N. Salisbury - AMSOIL www.lubedealer.com/salisbury Miami ,Fl _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
