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Hangar Flying => Hangar Flying => Topic started by: walter on November 08, 2007, 07:57:26 PM

Title: Gravity feed fuel system question!
Post by: walter on November 08, 2007, 07:57:26 PM
How significant is a slight uphill run in the fuel line installation? Does it have to be downhill all the way? I suspect that there is enough pressure due to gravity to mitigate any small uphill passage fuel might have to make. I am installing my gascolator and it looks like I may have to mount the gascolator with the inlet slightly higher than the fuel shutoff valve.

Walter
Title: Gravity feed fuel system question!
Post by: Waiter on November 08, 2007, 09:14:44 PM
I'm not sure what airplane you are talking about, but heres a good test.

Goto my web site and Download and save a copy of AC90-89, Amateur Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook (5/24/95)

http://www.iflyez.com/Placards.shtml

Scroll down near the bottom.

Goto page 23 and review/perform this test.

After your done with that, goback to page  and read the entire book.

Waiter