Dean, Those are some very valid points. I do not have a header and right now I do not have fuel shut off for each individual wing tank. I have been thinking all along that I needed the option to shut off each tank to regulate flow and I do have a plan in place to install a shut off valve for each tank. The way I have it now, there is a possibility of air intruding the system from a low level tank. But....the two tanks are identical and on the exact same surface plane and have the exact low points for fuel pick up and are connected by a common fuel line which the pumps feed off of...so, theoretically both tanks should always have the same amount of fuel in them since liquid between two tanks with a common line level themselves. Thoughts???? Dean sent this to me direct but I would like the Net's input on this also.
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at [email protected] Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Cooper" <[email protected]> > Nice set-up. Do you have any shut off valves for each wing? What happens > if you have a fuel leak in one tank? I didn't think you had a header tank. > I'm not sure how likely that is, but thought I would ask. Also, what > happens if you have one wing's fuel level lower than the other? Does it > cause any air to get in the system? Sorry if any of these questions have > obvious answers, I just wanted to userstand the set-up. Thanks.
