KR>Facet installation.

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Jones
Today, I have completed the installation of all the fuel lines through the stub wings to the Facet pump to the fuel shut off valve to the firewall to the mechanical pump and have a temporary line to the carb. I mounted the Facet to a block of wood which was in turn floxed to the fuselage floor u

KR>Facet installation.

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
elf. Of course I've now discovered that I'm about 5 fittings short of making it all work. And I ran out of firewall space last weekend... Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL N56ML "at" hiwaay.net see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford - Original Message -

KR>Facet installation.

2008-10-12 Thread Orma Robbins
I'm hoping to have that clicking as a barely audible "OK" Hi Mark and Mark In reference to the Facet install. I have 2 facet's, one in each wing. I transfer fuel to the header after I detect that it's level has gone down. I fly with a headset, but I do not use a noise canceling Head set. At cru

KR>Facet installation.

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Jones
Thanks for the thoughts Orma. My fuel line passes from the Facet through the web in the main spar on the left side of the pilots seat. Just forward of the main spar and next to the fuselage wall is where I have my shut off valve. Very easy to reach and out out harms way also. Thanks. Mark Jones (N

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2008-10-12 Thread Ed Janssen
I'm reminded that when I first flew my KR-1 - way back when - I was more than a little startled (Yikes!) by the loud buzzing noise when my tailwheel hit the grooved surface of our runway. Introducing a layer of thin rubber between the tail wheel spring and the attachment block on the fuselage didn

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2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Ed Janssen wrote: > I'm reminded that when I first flew my KR-1 - way back when - I was more > than a little startled (Yikes!) by the loud buzzing noise when my tailwheel > hit the grooved surface of our runway. Introducing a layer of thin rubber > between the tail wheel spring and the attachment

KR>Facet installation.

2008-10-12 Thread Ross Youngblood
Wow... this was a good thread! My fuel pumps make lots of noise, but guess what! Start the engine, and you don't notice it any more! Good questions Mark, and good answers Mark! I'm fussing with my tachometer... I wired up a circuit, and it reads 0RPM. Those who were following last year... or about