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hdoud(at)satx.rr.com
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 Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:46 am Post subject: Low level fuel indicator |
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Hey listers........
With all the discussion on the list of Kitfoxers commenting on fuel shortages...(In the air) reminded me that I have been going to install a low level fuel warning light on my Model 4.
I have a poly semi-transparent poly tank and without painting it black, for the light sensitive low level indicator, or replumbing for the small aluminum tank, for a light sensitive probe........what suggestions are there out there for a header tank probe?
I have been considering the electronic probe on page 222, in th '06 CPS catalog. It's solid state and has no moving parts. It's actualy a fuel level gauge. I don't know if that's really necessary, as a simple, warning light on the panel, .........(red, blinking, maybe two blinking alternatively, with a control stick shaker, maybe a loud horn, a screaming female voice on the intercom, you know something simple) .......that would light up if the header tank level drops below, say an inch from the top of the tank.
Sure would be a good safety factor, for those of us whose necks are not on a 180 degree swivel, so we could look behind our back, to see the poly tank fuel level.
Herb
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pwmac(at)sisna.com
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:07 pm Post subject: Low level fuel indicator |
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Wicks/ACS sell a gold old fashioned flowt on a lever that trips a switch. It screws in the header after the brass adapter is removed. then get a flashing red light for the panel. No need for a high tech sensor.
PW
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At 08:46 AM 9/9/2006, you wrote:
[quote]Hey listers........
With all the discussion on the list of Kitfoxers commenting on fuel shortages...(In the air) reminded me that I have been going to install a low level fuel warning light on my Model 4.
I have a poly semi-transparent poly tank and without painting it black, for the light sensitive low level indicator, or replumbing for the small aluminum tank, for a light sensitive probe........what suggestions are there out there for a header tank probe?
I have been considering the electronic probe on page 222, in th '06 CPS catalog. It's solid state and has no moving parts. It's actualy a fuel level gauge. I don't know if that's really necessary, as a simple, warning light on the panel, .........(red, blinking, maybe two blinking alternatively, with a control stick shaker, maybe a loud horn, a screaming female voice on the intercom, you know something simple) .......that would light up if the header tank level drops below, say an inch from the top of the tank.
Sure would be a good safety factor, for those of us whose necks are not on a 180 degree swivel, so we could look behind our back, to see the poly tank fuel level.
Herb
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Guy Buchanan
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject: Low level fuel indicator |
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At 07:46 AM 9/9/2006, you wrote:
| Quote: | I have a poly semi-transparent poly tank and without painting it black,
for the light sensitive low level indicator, or replumbing for the small
aluminum tank, for a light sensitive probe........what suggestions are
there out there for a header tank probe?
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ACS 6905-400 $20.60 Sensor. They also sell a warning light and bulb, but
I'd look for an LED light to save power. I use this in my poly tank. It's a
float sensor. The only problem is getting the unit to seal in the Poly
tank. The best installation has a very large hole and an aluminum or brass
adapter sealed into the tank with 2-part polysulfide sealant. Then the
sensor threads into the adapter with just some thread sealant. This way you
can service the sensor without ever having to re-seal the poly tank.
Guy Buchanan
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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