I just used gravity for fuel flow. No 90* elbows in system Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 12, 2017, at 12:30 PM, Mark Langford via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > wrote: > > Dave Acklam wrote: > >> I'm hesitant to rely on the 'facet' type electric pump - they look kind of >> flimsy & if the pump stops the engine quits... > > The Facets are more reliable than they may appear, and are dirt simple. > The stock mechanical pump is certainly less reliable. > > Having said that, you need two pumps, each fed from a different > battery, and each with it's own switch (or double pole double throw > switch) to ensure redundancy. With that combination, you almost can't > go wrong. See http://www.n56ml.com/fuel/ for excruciating details of > how I did this on my Corvair powered plane, which is also how the 2180cc > VW is done (except for the wing tanks and recirculation system). I use > a little sealed lead acid UPS battery that weighs under three pounds for > the fuel pump backup. They draw about .8A per hour, so they'll run a > long time on a small battery. > > Mark Langford, Harvest, AL > ML "at" N56ML.com > www.N56ML.com > 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
