Murle's low fuel sensor is the one I have. I haven't tried to empty
the header tank yet, but I guess I should, just to know exactly what
I've got. I have flown to a fuel stop that was about 6 minutes away
when the light came on, but not to the point of empty yet....that'll
give me something to do tomorrow, I guess.
I DO have a "check low fuel light" switch which only shows me that
the light is working, and as often as I check the actual operation of
the sensor system during actual flying, maybe it's time to change the
bulb. : )
Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
Jabiru 2200, #2062, 881.5 hrs (since 3-27-2006)
Countdown to 1000 hrs~119 to go(126 days to go)
Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)
Sensenich 55.5" x 46" Wood (winter)
Electroair direct-fire ignition system
Rotec TBI-40 injection
Status: flying (and learning)
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On Mar 20, 2010, at 4:04 PM, Clint Bazzill wrote:
> Murle Williams low fuel sensor is great. It sits above the header
> tank and holds a few oz of fuel. As soon as the 2 tanks become
> unported it responds very fast. It can be checked on preflight by
> having tanks shut off and drain a few oz of fuel. I tested my
> system a 912ULS engine over Half Moon Bay. I shut off both tanks
> and waited for light to come on. Engine running at 5000 rpm's with
> 24 inches MP. Altitude 3500 feet, pretty standard day. The engine
> quit after 21 minutes and a few seconds. I am using the standard
> header tank that came with my Kit.
>
> Clint
>
> > From: lynnmatt@jps.net
> > Subject: Re: Re: Fuel situation
> > Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:47:13 -0400
> > To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> >
> >
> > Clear vent line and glass (Purolator see-through) filters is how I
> > observe my fuel low at low-fuel situations. When I had the incident
> > that started this thread, I flew within about a mile of my home
> field
> > at about 4000 AGL, then lost altitude at the rate of about 2000 fpm,
> > turned into the pattern and landed...piece of cake.....all without
> > the low-fuel warning light coming on. It's just a matter of "knowing
> > thine own airplane" as AVweb's John Deakin (Pelican's Perch)
> might say.
> >
> > Lynn Matteson
> > Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
> > Jabiru 2200, #2062, 881.5 hrs (since 3-27-2006)
> > Countdown to 1000 hrs~119 to go(126 days to go)
> > Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)
> > Sensenich 55.5" x 46" Wood (winter)
> > Electroair direct-fire ignition system
> > Rotec TBI-40 injection
> > Status: flying (and learning)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mar 20, 2010, at 12:44 PM, Lowell Fitt wrote:
> >
> > > <lcfitt@sbcglobal.net>
> > >
> > > This is one of the things I think of during the aircooled vs.
> > > liquid cooled debates. Sometimes simpler is not simpler. It
> > > reminds me of the times we dropped down the canyon to land at
> > > Orofino - Point the nose at the river and watch the airspeed. I
> > > have tested the fuel flow on a 30 min descent from 14,000 ft.
> to my
> > > pattern - 2000 ft. and if on the final six gallons each tank, the
> > > tanks will definitely unport and the engine will feed from the
> > > header tank. It is an easy task to level a bit and get things
> > > flowing again. This, of course, with the early aft feeding wing
> > > tanks. I like the clear vent lines and the glass fuel filters
> > > between the wing tanks and the header tankl I was able to watch
> > > all this unfold.
> > >
> > > Lowell
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "fox5flyer"
> > > <fox5flyer@idealwifi.net>
> > > To: <kitfox-list@matronics.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 7:37 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Re: Fuel
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