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Re: Mechanical fuel pump breakdown

Subject: Re: Mechanical fuel pump breakdown
From: Fergus Kyle <VE3LVO@rac.ca>
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:09:19

> The reason I learned is that if the electric pump is left on it will
> deliver most or all of the fuel, the mechanical pump will then get hot. It
> does that anyway on the Rotax. It needs continuous fuel flow to cool it.
> Some Piper Comanches had a parallel system and it did cause problems.
>
 Graham:
            I spose that accounts for the short-stay engine start troubles -
hot pump - aeration etc?
Ferg
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