Another thing the truck guy needs to remember is most if not all fuel systems in vehicles are PRESSURIZED. That's why his dash light came on telling him he had a "leak" somewhere in the system..
Ron --- On Tue, 7/6/10, Mark Langford <n5...@hiwaay.net> wrote: > From: Mark Langford <n5...@hiwaay.net> > Subject: Re: KR> Polyester fuel tanks > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Date: Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 6:07 AM > Larry H. wrote: > > > When he tested it the first time he found that once he > turned on the fuel > > tank > > and pumped some gas into the truck fuel tank inlet to > test it while > > traveling > > down the road and then turned it off the siphon system > took over and > > continued > > to siphon fuel through the electric pump out of his > tank until it filled > > his > > tank and the fillerneck and put the brazed in entry > tube in fuel. He is > > now > > looking for a fuel pump that will not let fuel pass > when turned off. > > He's right about that...once I turn on my left "aux" wing > tank, it'll start > a siphon that doesn't quit until both tank levels are > equalized, which is > kind of convenient in my case. Wicks sells a Facet > pump called the 40171 > that has positive shutofff when the power is > disonnected. I just bought one > last week for the 8 gallon outboard wing tank I'm building > for my KR. In > that case I want better control over that particular > tank. My It's at > http://www.wicksaircraft.com/catalog/product_detail.php/pid=9401~subid=11800/index.html > . > > In other news, I can now report that vinylester resin sucks > even more than I > remembered. I built my first tanks in my cool > basement, but when you use > that stuff in a 98 degree hangar, the pot life is measured > in terms of a > very few minutes. Normal layup procedures have to go > out the window, and > new super-streamlined ones implemented. I'm sure > that's another reason > vinylester is a favorite of manufacturers... > > Mark Langford > n5...@hiwaay.net > website www.n56ml.com > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
