---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith601-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 03/26/11: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:26 PM - Electric boost pump requirement (wmiller) 2. 12:52 PM - Re: Electric boost pump requirement () 3. 05:49 PM - Re: Electric boost pump requirement (Dave Austin) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:26:29 PM PST US Subject: Zenith601-List: Electric boost pump requirement From: "wmiller" Hi guys, I'm back in the market and am looking at buying a 601ul. This particular plane has the 80hp Rotax in it. Is it required that there should be a electric boost pump in case the engine driven pump fails? It just has the header tank and no wing tanks. From what I can see it looks like the carbs are higher then most of the fuel tank volume. There is a fuel pressure gauge but the owner has said it has never worked. Would there be a gauge just for the engine driven pump? Anyway, it seems to me that there would not be adequate gravity fuel flow if the mechanical pump failed......any thoughts? Regards Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=335100#335100 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:52:37 PM PST US From: Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Electric boost pump requirement I'd see it as pretty chancy, to hope that if the engine driven pump quit, I still had the top half of the tank to get home on. The electric pump is sort of,...."better to have it and not need it, than to need it....well, you get the idea. The fuel pressure may not be enough to make the gauge register; I'd ask the owner how long he's held it in a full-power, steep climb, and then decide accordingly. Me? I'd put one in. (refer to above). Paul R ----- Original Message ----- From: wmiller To: zenith601-list@matronics.com Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 2:23 PM Subject: Zenith601-List: Electric boost pump requirement > Hi guys, I'm back in the market and am looking at buying a 601ul. This particular plane has the 80hp Rotax in it. Is it required that there should be a electric boost pump in case the engine driven pump fails? It just has the header tank and no wing tanks. From what I can see it looks like the carbs are higher then most of the fuel tank volume. There is a fuel pressure gauge but the owner has said it has never worked. Would there be a gauge just for the engine driven pump? Anyway, it seems to me that there would not be adequate gravity fuel flow if the mechanical pump failed......any thoughts? Regards Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=335100#335100 http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith601-List http://www.matronics.com/contribution ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:49:25 PM PST US From: "Dave Austin" Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Electric boost pump requirement Hi Wayne, Have you seen my latest ad? Yours for $22,000.00 and it has a electric boost pump and fuel pressure gauge that works! You know the a/c. I'm assuming you are over your problem. Back flying PIC again? Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith601-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith601-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith601-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith601-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.