Hey Roger!
Wow, I really appreciate this info. That hadn't occurred to me as a
possibility at
all. I have flown a few times when the fuel in the sight gauge almost
disappeared
so I better get that attended to! I hope your incident caused no damage
other
than having to launder your shorts promptly!
Glenn
>From: "Roger Bull" <roger@middlecave.plus.com>
>Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
>To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: RE: Europa-List: Monowheel sight gauge
>Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 18:57:38 +0100
>
>
>Glenn,
>
>
>Some years ago we had a similar problem. In those days the fuel gauge was
>tee'd off the line to the engine, and when the fuel level dropped to the
>point where the gauge showed nearly empty air got into the line, caused the
>engine to fail, me to force land and considerable embarrassment!
>
>Subsequent investigation showed that the flow of fuel past the tee caused a
>drop in pressure sufficient to show several gallons less in the gauge than
>the true quntity. The error increases with rate of fuel flow, and hence is
>only apparent when the engine is producing significant power.
>
>I mentioned this in case you may have your gauge connected to the engine
>supply line rather than a static outlet from the tank.
>
>Regards,
>
>Roger
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
>[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of GLENN
>CROWDER
>Sent: 30 September 2006 5:21 pm
>To: europa-list@matronics.com
>Subject: Re: Europa-List: Monowheel sight gauge
>
>
> I have routed my sight gauge identically and it works great on the
>ground,
>but
>in the air the fuel goes down in the sight gauge by about 3-4 gal. If I
>route the
>vent into my fuel return line at the top of the tank instead of the fuel
>tank breather
>tube, I get the same results so the sight guage is pretty worthless while
>flying.
>
> Glenn
> >From: "josok" <josok-e@ukolo.fi>
> >Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
> >To: europa-list@matronics.com
> >Subject: Re: Europa-List: Monowheel sight gauge
> >Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:30:46 +0300
> >
> >
> >Hi Ron,
> >
> >I decided to route the tube up the seatback, back in the seatback over
>the
> >tank, and up to the breather tube. The reason is that i will be able to
>see
> >the fuel level while tanking. The breather tube is connected to the top
>of
> >the filler and has it's opening behind the flap extension. You will get
>the
> >idea of the latter from the attached picture, where you see the vent
> >system. This is one of the good ideas of Graham Singleton. I am still
> >thinking of adding a one way valve there opening in the cockpit, to have
>a
> >second vent in case the primary one gets blocked.
> >
> >Kind Regards,
> >
> >Jos Okhuijsen
> >
> >
> >
> >
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