Odd Hedberg wrote:
>
> Friends...
> Could someone tell me how the fuel level sender works in a tank
> filled with a foam material, please. I have a little bit of a
> problem picturing how they do it... Silly me, right? ;-)
> Yours
> /Odd
>
> Dan Arrington skrev:
> >
> > Actually fuel cells can be about any size you want them.
> > NASCAR uses a 22.5 US gallon cell. The cells used in Drag
> > cars are plastic. All other racing use Steel cells. The main
> > difference they are called "Cells" is they are filled with
> > a foam material and vented in a way that keeps gasoline vapor
> > from replacing the free space as the gas is used. Thus hopefully
> > avoiding an explosion in the event of a crash that may rupture
> > the cell. In my opinion, in most of our LBC's are rolling bombs
> > that would greatly benifit from having a fuel cell installed
> > in place of the gas tank. BUT they are EXPENSIVE!!! In the
> > neighborhood of $400 US for a 10 gallon cell.
> > My car will definatly have one in it before it sees the road.
> >
> > Dan Arrington (Near Portland,Oregon)
> > gt6nut@foxinternet.net
> > http://foxinternet.net/web2/gt6nut/index.htm
>
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Odd,
From what I understand of fuel cells, they use a consumption metering
device on the fuel line (like a gasoline pump at the service station).
The cell itself does not have a fuel guage. The crew knows how much
fuel is in the tank when the engine is first started, and subtract the
amount of fuel consumed to figure out how much is left in the tank.
Larry Zink
1964 Spitfire4 Mk1
Houston, Texas
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