VairHeads,
I may not be flying my KR yet, but I'm getting pretty smart on vapor lock
already! I'll have to give credit to OZ for getting me to think more on this,
but suffice it to say that my fuel system is about to get a lot smarter. Go
about 2/3 of the way down
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Mark
DO NOT stop doing what you do.If I have to start thinking out a lot of these
problem you figure out I would have a constant headache.I like people who
analyze problem,you save the rest of us a ton of time,that we can spend
doing other things.Oh and just so I'm not flamed for wasting space I
Langford stated:
"I'm sure a lot of you guys are getting tired of this, but I think it's kind
of fun, solving problems BEFORE they show up on maiden flight"...
Personally, I am not getting tired of this at all... I appreciate what you
are doing because I have an Ellison EFS-3A on order and by the
oolers for our use also.
Brian Kraut
Engineering Alternatives, Inc.
www.engalt.com
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Subject: K
Brian Kraut wrote:
> That is a nice looking check valve. I looked a long time for a good
quality
> fuel filter that will take regular AN fittings and does not cost a
fortune.
> I did some searching on Earl's after I saw your pictures and it looks like
> they have a very nice line of economical pl
Keep on solving. Just got mine home today and it is now sitting on a pallet
in the barn awaiting initial teardown. Hopefully the rebuild will go better
than picking the engine up and transporting her home.
Doug Rupert
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Hi Mark
Your plan to recalculate fuel to help prevent vapor lock sounds good. After
looking at your picture I see two simple things that could be done to help
prevent the heat that causes vapor lock. Your plumbing is tightly grouped
in the lower portion of the firewall between the mount. It
Orma wrote:
> You could build a shield around that area and pipe cool
> air from the pressure side of the cowl to keep the reflected heat from
> soaking into the plumbing. Secondly you could use fire sleeve to provide
> more insulation to the actual plumbing.
Yep, I'll do the shield if necessary
"just can't let it idle for 20 minutes"
Since I installed the turbo I have not tried to run on the ground for as
long as twenty minutes. On an 80 + degree day, I might be in trouble. I
did wrap as many of the exhaust pipes as I could. I still might have to
install a box around the gasolator
You could build a sheild.
Im not building a plane but could'nt you use inswool in between
the shield or just rap your fuel lines with it. It's good for 2300 Deg.
It comes in different thicknesses 1 and 2 inch matt and is the material that
they uses for gas forges and melting po
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