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1. 10:15 AM - Re: Mounting Fuel Flow Transducer (Jim Stone)
2. 12:57 PM - Re: Mounting Fuel Flow Transducer (Rocket Shop)
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--> Rocket-List message posted by: "Jim Stone" <jrstone@insightbb.com>
Hey Russ,
Could you send those pics to me as well?
Thanks,
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocket Shop" <russ@wernerworld.com>
Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Mounting Fuel Flow Transducer
> --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Rocket Shop" <russ@wernerworld.com>
>
>
> Marty,
>
> I have mine mounted between the Servo and the Flow Divider. It is
> pretty accurate and very consistent.
>
> I mounted a small (1.5X3") plate to two pushrod tubes with Adel clamps
> and mounted the transducer to that. I have the fuel line come up
> through the right front intake floor then aft to the transducer and
> then to the divider. It is a straight shot through the transducer. I
> also wrapped the transducer with asbestos woven material to keep the
> heat down. I have photos at home, but won't be there until 3/30.
> Email me around then and I can forward those to you.
>
> One question I have concerns the line from the transducer to the
> divider. I have mine as a solid aluminum line, about 4 or 5 inches
> long. I have nagging concerns about the failure of this piece and
> what the outcome would be so I am thinking of making it a steel line.
> There isn't any relative movement between the transducer and the
> divider, but I would still be more comfortable with a steel piece
> there. Lots of heat cycles there.
>
> Any Rocketeers have any thoughts on that?
>
> Russ
> HRII, Park City
>
>
>> --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Emrath" <emrath@comcast.net>
>>
>> Fuel monitor question for listers: where and how are folks mounting
> fuel
>> flow transducers on fuel injected engines? A discussion on the
> Lycoming
>> list a while back suggests mounting the Flowscan 201 in the line
> from the
>> servo to the distribution spider and supporting the line, not the
>> transducer, with an Adel clamp on the nearby hose to the engine
> sump. Is
>> this what most have done? anyone have some pictures to share of what
> they
>> did in this regard? Thanks for your comments.
>> Marty in Brentwood TN.
>>
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| Subject: | Re: Mounting Fuel Flow Transducer |
--> Rocket-List message posted by: "Rocket Shop" <russ@wernerworld.com>
Yup. I get home tomorrow night.
Russ
> --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Jim Stone"
<jrstone@insightbb.com>
>
> Hey Russ,
> Could you send those pics to me as well?
> Thanks,
> Jim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocket Shop" <russ@wernerworld.com>
> To: <rocket-list@matronics.com>
> Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Mounting Fuel Flow Transducer
>
>
> > --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Rocket Shop"
<russ@wernerworld.com>
> >
> >
> > Marty,
> >
> > I have mine mounted between the Servo and the Flow Divider. It is
> > pretty accurate and very consistent.
> >
> > I mounted a small (1.5X3") plate to two pushrod tubes with Adel
clamps
> > and mounted the transducer to that. I have the fuel line come up
> > through the right front intake floor then aft to the transducer
and
> > then to the divider. It is a straight shot through the
transducer. I
> > also wrapped the transducer with asbestos woven material to keep
the
> > heat down. I have photos at home, but won't be there until 3/30.
> > Email me around then and I can forward those to you.
> >
> > One question I have concerns the line from the transducer to the
> > divider. I have mine as a solid aluminum line, about 4 or 5
inches
> > long. I have nagging concerns about the failure of this piece and
> > what the outcome would be so I am thinking of making it a steel
line.
> > There isn't any relative movement between the transducer and the
> > divider, but I would still be more comfortable with a steel piece
> > there. Lots of heat cycles there.
> >
> > Any Rocketeers have any thoughts on that?
> >
> > Russ
> > HRII, Park City
> >
> >
> >> --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Emrath" <emrath@comcast.net>
> >>
> >> Fuel monitor question for listers: where and how are folks
mounting
> > fuel
> >> flow transducers on fuel injected engines? A discussion on the
> > Lycoming
> >> list a while back suggests mounting the Flowscan 201 in the line
> > from the
> >> servo to the distribution spider and supporting the line, not the
> >> transducer, with an Adel clamp on the nearby hose to the engine
> > sump. Is
> >> this what most have done? anyone have some pictures to share of
what
> > they
> >> did in this regard? Thanks for your comments.
> >> Marty in Brentwood TN.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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