I ran two pumps but that was for wing tanks to keep the header tank full. Gravity off the header tank should be your last resort.
On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 3:12 PM, Bright House via KRnet < krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > You are correct. It will not start on the ground without pumps. It also > probably would not start in the air with no pumps. What I said was it > continued to run with no pumps. The facets are reliable as many of us have > proven. > > Mark Jones > > Sent from my iPhone 6 > > > On Jun 12, 2017, at 4:00 PM, Dave Acklam via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > wrote: > > > > At least for my plane, with 5gal in the tank it won't even start without > a > > pump (I tried, right after I hooked the EFS-2 up - No dice. Fuel present > > all the way through, and it runs on starting fluid, so that (IMHO) leaves > > insufficient pressure). Given that there is only about 8" of vertical > > distance between the bottom of the tank and the EFS-2 inlet... It seems > > that a pumped system will fix this... > > > > Based on what Mark L said, the Great Plains facet pumps should work > > just-fine... > > > > On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 12:39 PM, Mark Jones via KRnet < > krnet@list.krnet.org > >> wrote: > > > >> > >> I'm hesitant to rely on the 'facet' type electric pump - they look kind > of > >>> flimsy & if the pump stops the engine quits... > >>> > >> > >> This statement is not necessarily true. Back in the early days of my > KR2S > >> flying with my EFS-3 Corvair engine I had a complete pump failure due > to a > >> broken ground wire. Being young and dumb at the time I had just buzzed > my > >> brother in laws house and went to pull up. I applied full throttle and > >> nothing happened. Pucker factor: HUGE. I was about 500 feet and was > >> thinking of nothing but where I was going to land the plane. I headed > >> straight for the interstate about three miles in front of me. My engine > was > >> running at about 1900 RPM which was enough to keep me level. I was now > 13 > >> miles from the airport which was straight down the interstate. Now > >> realizing I had a 13 mile runway in front of me I began to calm down and > >> focused on getting to the airport. No fuel pumps but the engine was > sucking > >> enough fuel through the EFS-3 to keep her airborne. Back at the > airport I > >> found the ground wire which serviced both pumps had broken. The Facet > pumps > >> themselves never failed me in 549 flight hours I put on my KR2S. > >> I may have sold my KR2S but I still have the memories. The worst memory > is > >> selling the plane. I wish I could go back and reverse that sale. > >> > >> Mark Jones (N886MJ) > >> Dunedin, FL > >> > >> E-mail: flyk...@gmail.com > >> Web: www.flykr2s.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/k > >> r...@list.krnet.org/. > >> Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > >> see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change > >> options. > >> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/ > krnet@list.krnet.org/. > > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change options. > > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/ > krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
