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Subject: RE: Europa-List: where to locate fuel pressure sensor
From: philip george <philipgeorge347@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:59:19
Rowland  Hi 
why not have a purpose made fuel manifold =2C mounted between and below bot
h carbs with ports drilled for various takeoffs.  So you can bring the fuel
 in at the front with outlets to carbs left and right  the return line at t
he top and the fuel pressure sensor mounted at the bottom . Eliminating the
 tee pieces for a really neat job.   The manifold could be made from a bloc
k of aluminium ect. Bar stock 30mm dia. and machined on the lathe.  
                                                                           
     Best regards Philip George

> From: rowlandcarson@gmail.com
> Subject: Europa-List: where to locate fuel pressure sensor
> Date: Thu=2C 13 Jun 2013 06:10:48 +0100
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
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> I've not yet started the firewall-forward work=2C but am planning the fue
l system of my 912S installation as a whole while working on the fuselage p
arts of it.
> 
> I'm intending to install a UMA fuel pressure sensor=2C and for it to be m
ost useful=2C it seems good to have it as close to the carburettors as poss
ible.
> 
> The manual shows the fuel line coming from the mechanical pump first to t
he starboard carb=2C then the port carb and finally exiting via the restric
tor to the return line=2C so the choices for positioning a pressure sensor 
takeoff tee are (a) between pump & stbd carb=2C (b) between the 2 carbs=2C 
and (c) between the port carb and the restrictor.
> 
> I notice in the current Kitplanes a picture of several engine-bay sensors
 mounted on the firewall and the caption says:
> 
> "Sensors for (left to right) oil pressure=2C manifold pressure=2C and fue
l pressure should be mounted remotely on the firewall."
> 
> Presumably this recommendation is to isolate them from engine vibration &
 heat. However=2C without adding a long extra piece of piping=2C the only o
ne of the 3 choices above that allows a firewall mount is (c) - between the
 port carb and the restrictor.
> 
> Does anyone see a problem with this proposed arrangement?
> 
> If I'm barking up the wrong tree=2C where have others mounted fuel pressu
re sensors?
> 
> in friendship
> 
> Rowland
> 
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