We recently started using our Long Range tank. It works fine but there are two
drawbacks. First, there is a fair amount of fuel that can't be siphoned and
second, the siphon is pretty slow so Jim always wonders and worries if it is
really
working.
At Rough River Kevin Klinefelter showed us his installation which uses a 914
Piersburg
fuel pump. He uses the pump to get all the fuel from the LR tank into
the main tank. He has timed how long it takes, so runs the pump for that long
after he has used 10 gallons out of the main tank.
That seemed like a good idea. But the Piersburg pump is expensive, isn't
designed
to lift gas and isn't designed to run dry.
We found an electric diaphragm style pump that is designed for this type of
application. It is a Walbro FRC-8-2 pump available from www.ase-supply.com.
Attached is a photo of our install. It works great! The pump is quiet and has
a built in inlet filter. We have a 12V socket on the flat portion of the D
panel that we plug it into.
By using a long inlet hose and sticking the outlet hose in the LR tank filler,
we can also use this pump to fill the LR tank without spilling gas inside the
cockpit.
Thanks Kevin!!
Jim & Heather
N241BW
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