REFLECTOR: Sump fuel sensor gone bad

[Velocity xl]

According to my Info I purchased it in 2000
Polyamid Housing is what the receipt says.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Michalk" <michalk at awpi.com>
To: "Velocity xl" <velocityxl at fastmail.fm>; "Velocity Aircraft Owners and
Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Sump fuel sensor gone bad


> From the PDF:
> VP03/04 are available
> in a Polyamide 12
> housing resistant to various
> solvents.
>
>
> Velocity xl wrote:
> > Fuel softened the Sensor . Model number VP03E manufacture is
Electomatic.
> > I purchased this so many years ago  I could not tell you what it was
> > made for .
> > I am sure at the time it was suppose to be good for fuel but
> > I have no proof of that now.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >     ----- Original Message -----
> >     *From:* Matt Bucko <mailto:mbuc310 at cox.net>
> >     *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> >     <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>
> >     *Sent:* Wednesday, December 31, 2008 2:30 PM
> >     *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: Sump fuel sensor gone bad
> >
> >     Is that a melted sensor, or fuel turned to varnish?
> >     Matt
> >
> >     Keith Hallsten wrote:
> >>
> >>     Ron,
> >>
> >>     Exactly what model of sensor was that?  What material is the
> >>     fuel-contacting surface made of?
> >>
> >>     Keith Hallsten
> >>
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> >>     *From:* reflector-bounces at tvbf.org
> >>     [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] *On Behalf Of *Velocity xl
> >>     *Sent:* Tuesday, December 30, 2008 7:09 PM
> >>     *To:* reflector at tvbf.org
> >>     *Subject:* REFLECTOR: Sump fuel sensor gone bad
> >>
> >>     Got to love Auto fuel ! As you can see from the picture
> >>
> >>     just being in the sump for 1 -2 years can cause some real
> >>
> >>     Issues . I do not think it even was touched by the fuel in that
> >>     time . I would just put in enough fuel to do short runs of the
engine
> >>
> >>     to test things out. Guess that is why it is called Experimental.
> >>
> >>     Has any one else used this as a sump  sensor. If so you might
> >>     want to check it.
> >>
> >>     Ron
> >>
> >>
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