That sounds like the system I want to use...however I. Might have a backup pump. Do you switch it on manually or do you use pressure switches and float switches to operate the pump? Could you send me a schematic?
Thanks, Jon https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/ On Oct 22, 2012 1:06 PM, "joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com" < joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com> wrote: > Hey guys,As many of you know i am running a gravity feed system from a > header tank and also have 2 wing tanks that I have plumbed to a manifold > under the pilots seat to one facet fuel pump that transfers to the header > tank. Foralmost a year now the facet pump has occasionally not worked.. > Usuallly cycling the switch would bring it back into operation. I always > have nearly 2 hours of fuel when I start the transfer so even if it didn't > work I had plaenty of time to land. That should be enough background > information.Well it did quit on saturday (well never started) It was hot > when I took the seat out also. I messed around with it a little bit then. > Just tapping on it and checking connections and power. Still nothing. So > Sunday morning since i had another new one on the shelf I took it out to > replace but i couldn't just let it go at that. I tested it on the bench and > got nothing so I started taking it apart. i just got the springs from on > top of the plunger and a couple other little dodads and tried it again with > power. This time it ran and sounded fine. I checked it alll for dirt or > someother contaminate and found nothing. I reassembled and bench tested > again. It still worked so I reinstalled it as a final test and it drafted > the fuel instantly and pumped about 6 gallons up to the header. I cycled it > a bunch of time and could not get it to fail. I can only suspect some small > peice of dirt jambing th eplunger or something like that.All this just to > say as good as the facets are and their track record is great things can > and will happen.Joe Horton > ____________________________________________________________ > Woman is 53 But Looks 25 > Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5085a704971b827043ee5st01duc > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
