KR> Fuel vent

2015-08-22 Thread Paul VISK
Thanks Colin, I was in the middle of a test to figure out if there is a difference with fuel in the vent line or not when I got your email.This test confirms what you said. There is no difference in flow rate if there is fuel or not in the vent line. The fuel that is in the line just bubbles ou

KR> Fuel vent

2015-08-22 Thread Paul VISK
Thanks Colin, I was in the middle of a test to figure out if there is a difference with fuel in the vent line or not when I got your email.This test confirms what you said. There is no difference in flow rate if there is fuel or not in the vent line. The fuel that is in the line just bubbles out

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2008-10-12 Thread Wood, Sidney M.
Dene, My understanding is that a gauge of some sort is required for each fuel tank. This could be a sight gauge or electric or mechanical. Tanks could share one switched indicator, just so the pilot can determine how much fuel is actually onboard. Regards, Sid Wood, KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville,

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2008-10-12 Thread Don Sprague
Dean, I can speak from hard personal experience. I have a 12 gallon header tank and it had a brass elbow sticking out of the fuel cap aimed directly at the prop. No problem with 30 hours or so taxiing (high speed and slow). On my first 3 flights the KR2 1835ccGPVW took off and climbed out wel

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2008-10-12 Thread Serge F. Vidal
My KR2 only has a nifty aluminum fuel cap, which is formed of two parts: a round cap, and a streamlined aluminium rod acting as a grip. There is a tiny hole on the rod (2mm) facing back, and linked to another, vertical hole in the cap itself. And that's it. Has been working for almost 400 hours lik

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2008-10-12 Thread Martindale Family
k of easy access thus my cheap interim solution above. John The Martindale Family 29 Jane Circuit TOORMINA NSW 2452 AUSTRALIA phone: 61 2 66584767 email: johnj...@chc.net.au - Original Message - From: "Serge F. Vidal" To: "'KRnet'" Sent: Wednesday, March 03,

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2008-10-12 Thread Serge F. Vidal
-Original Message- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Martindale Family Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 11:46 To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR>fuel vent Serge Do you have a problem with fuel expanding out through the holes when it gets hot or does

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2008-10-12 Thread Dene Collett (SA)
Hi Guys Thanks to all those who responded to my post regarding fuel cap/vent location. I have an allergy to any lumps and bumps that break the lines so I have decided on the following: 1: Fuel cap will seal 100%. 2: It will be located under a flush lid that conforms to fuselage shape, in fact it wi