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PA30C fuel pressure at Flow Divider
One thing I want to measure is Fuel Pressure at the flow divider.
Can anyone tell me what the fuel pressure MAX (redline), normal (green arc), and warning (yellow arc(s)) should be? I've talked to Lycoming, the servo overhaul people, Piper, local mechanics, etc, and NOBODY seems to know. The best I've heard is 10 psi max, and I've read measured values of around 7-8.5 psi.
Thanks.
Frank
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Re: PA30C fuel pressure at Flow Divider
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Re: PA30C fuel pressure at Flow Divider
I know that the PA30 calls them fuel flow gauges, which are nothing more than a pressure gauge calibrated in flow instead of PSI.
And I was going to measure the pressure at the spider because that's where the "fuel flow" gauges are now connected. It made sense to me to put it there, as that's the last place in the road from fuel pump(s), servo, fuel lines and hoses, before the fuel gets to the cylinder. A fault anywhere downstream would be pickup up on the readout.
So maybe I should ask what the MIN/MAX pressures are at the input to the fuel servos (output of the engine and electric pumps)?
Thanks,
Frank
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Re: PA30C fuel pressure at Flow Divider
Measuring the fuel pressure at the spider was not the best idea. So I took your suggestion, and will use the pressure at the input of the fuel servo (output of the fuel pumps).
Upon further research, I found the MAX pressure of the electric fuel pump to be 26 psi. (From the PA-30 service Manual). And the engine driven fuel pump, according to the Lycoming engine Parts Manual (Lyc P/N 75247), generates between 25-30 psi. So that's how I marked the gauges on the STC'd Primary Replacement Electronics Instruments CGR-30C.
Good-bye analog gauges; hello digital world!
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Re: PA30C fuel pressure at Flow Divider
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