REFLECTOR: Flush Fit Fuel Sender Pockets

[Mike Dawson]

I noticed you said Subaru. If you are auto fuel in Atkins sight gauges. It will melt them! Avgas only! I put them in back when he said they were impervious to all fuel. Then some additive went in to auto fuel.  He recanted, and our gauges melted.
Mike



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 From: Alex Balic <velocity_pilot at verizon.net>
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list' <reflector at tvbf.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Flush Fit Fuel Sender Pockets
 

Yes, technically, I do have a fuel (usage) measurement system built into my Engine monitor (Subaru) and it calculates the fuel used via the injector pulse duration and fuel pressure, and the Dynon is operating with a pair of fuel scan sensors  to cross check that, but I will still be pretty much relying on the sight gauges to see when I am getting low, nothing else.
 
From:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of John Abraham
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 5:50 AM
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Cc: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list; Brett Ferrell
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Flush Fit Fuel Sender Pockets
 
The Atkins sight gauges work fine. Our XL has only JPI with sky's port fuel probes and it actually reads within a gallon on each side. A fuel sender that shows you what is going on makes it nice if you are flying a lot of IFR so you don't have to keep looking back over your shoulder but you sure can't beat a fail proof seeing is believing gauge. 
 
Just FYI keep an eye on fuel level. Sometimes the orange ball can stick in the sight gauge. 

On Mar 27, 2012, at 10:03 PM, Robert  Wood <slvegl99 at aol.com> wrote:
Thanks, good info. I suppose one drills small holes and use tubes through the foam. My V is flying, interior complete, so this will be a retrofit.
>Bob
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>On Mar 27, 2012, at 9:45 PM, "Brett Ferrell" <reflector at velocityxl.com> wrote:
>http://www.atkinsonfuelgauges.com/
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>>Brett
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>>Alex, source?
>>Bob
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>>On Mar 27, 2012, at 9:04 PM, "Alex Balic" <velocity_pilot at verizon.net> wrote:
>>I didn’t even bother to put in electronic fuel gauges- never seen an installation that would give truly accurate info anyway. I have just a nice pair of Atkinson lighted sight gauges- pretty tough to make them read wrong
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