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1. 04:53 AM - Re: Re: Re - Question about fuel flow from only one tank? (carl)
2. 08:05 AM - Business List (Larry)
3. 09:27 AM - 701 Collector Tank (Stanley Challgren)
4. 12:24 PM - Re: 701 Collector Tank (carl)
5. 04:25 PM - Chat Room Reminder For "Digesters" (George Race)
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| Subject: | Re: Re - Question about fuel flow from only one |
tank?
Rolland,
The biggest improvement I made to my 13 year old 701 fuel system was to add
an 8 liter collector tank.
Carl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roland Smith" <docponds@sover.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 11:32 AM
Subject: Zenith701801-List: Re: Re - Question about fuel flow from only one
tank?
> <docponds@sover.net>
>
> Plumbing in my 701 ( N701AA reserved) is for one tank at a time. Never
> both on. This has worked well in my old Taylorcraft BC12D, albeit, with a
> header tank and also with my Cessna 140 that I fly to stay current while
> finishing the 701.
>
> This serves me best for fuel management. For example: Should my engine
> splutter when the fuel in my left tank runs dry I know there is fuel in
> the right tank. My preflight dipsticks are calibrated for each tank. I
> also marked the gages at one hour remaining.
>
> If anyone sees a problem with this setup for the 701, please comment.
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I have a UHS fiberglass spinner on my plane. It really wobbles. This
is the second one. the one I had on my last engine wobbled also, just
not bad. This one is all over the place. I glassed up the holes and
re-drilled them, better but not acceptable. I put the backing plate in
the lathe and it is out of round. I also checked it with the caliber,
and it is just plain out of round. I called them and told them I tried
every thing I could think of, plus I told them I re-drilled the holes.
They said it didn't matter send it back and we will send you a new one.
I did.
Now I get this letter telling me "they find it hard to comprehend what
we are looking at" and they said they told me to send the spinner too.
Wrong, there was two us on the phone on my end and they did not. Now
they want me to send the cone and they will match it to a new backing
plate for $80. Plus I have already spent $17 shipping the backing plate
and it will cost me another $20 to ship the cone, they are in Canada.
Sounds like a rip-off to me. It would be cheaper to just buy a new
one. I told them to just send my backing plate back.
Anyway the point of this is that I am going to put a new page on my site
called "Who to do business with and Who you might want to avoid".
If any of you want to have any aircraft related business put on either
list, let me know. However, you have to take credit for it or I will
not list it. I need the name of the business, short explanation, and
your name. lrm@skyhawg.com.
Larry, N1345L www.skyhawg.com
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| Subject: | 701 Collector Tank |
701'ers:
We had a 601 HDS and I really liked the header tank although at 15
gallons it was larger than necessary and left little room for the
other items required. At the beginning of the 701 building process I
was talked out of the header tank but have continued to consider it.
The recent discussion on fuel imbalance in the 701 tanks highlights a
big advantage of the header tank in its highly visible tube on the
instrument panel indicating how much fuel is left. Now Carl says:
"The biggest improvement I made to my 13 year old 701 fuel system was
to add an 8 liter collector tank.
Carl"
A 2 gallon tank is less than I would desire but would appreciate Carl
discussing his collector tank in greater detail.
Stan
701 w/Jab 3300 attached
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| Subject: | Re: 701 Collector Tank |
Stan
I recently posted a discussion of my fuel system (14/06/08). You should be
able to find it in the archives. Attached are photos of the collector tank
and its location on the rear fuselage side of the baggage compartment. 8
liters gives me 30 minutes emergency fuel to land. I'm on amphibs and
usually within gliding distance of an emergency landing area.
Hope that helps
Carl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stanley Challgren" <challgren@mac.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 12:26 PM
Subject: Zenith701801-List: 701 Collector Tank
> <challgren@mac.com>
>
> 701'ers:
> "The biggest improvement I made to my 13 year old 701 fuel system was to
> add an 8 liter collector tank.
> Carl"
>
> A 2 gallon tank is less than I would desire but would appreciate Carl
> discussing his collector tank in greater detail.
>
> Stan
> 701 w/Jab 3300 attached
>
>
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