shuttle
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Nick Nafsinger's broken fuel line in IMC has got me thinking about my FT-60 fuel flow sensor installation. It's not yet complete but I have installed it according to the manufacturer's instructions in the preferred location between the Fuel Servo and the Fuel Divider. It is on a TMX-IO-360-M1B which limits the positioning! There's only one place for it! I spoke with the manufacturer and they were happy with a 90 degree elbow fitted on the outlet side of the FT-60
The bit I don't like about the install is the shape the outlet hose has to take up to get to the grommet in the inter-cylinder baffle. You can see this on the left of the photo below. The cause of this is the length of the inlet hose. The hose is the shortest that could be made and has -4 flared hose ends each end. The FT-60 (under the firesleeve in the photo) has -4 flared-to-1/4NPT straight steel adapters on both ports.
Is that bent shape taken up by the FT-60 outlet hose going to be ok? I don't want it failing!
If not, how can I best make the inlet hose shorter? (It's only just 4 inches as it is.)
Are 1/4NPT hose ends available for a -4 hose that would remove the need for the flared-to-NPT adapter on the inlet side and hopefully shorten the inlet hose run? If so, would that be an improvement or a step backwards in reliability?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts and advice.
The bit I don't like about the install is the shape the outlet hose has to take up to get to the grommet in the inter-cylinder baffle. You can see this on the left of the photo below. The cause of this is the length of the inlet hose. The hose is the shortest that could be made and has -4 flared hose ends each end. The FT-60 (under the firesleeve in the photo) has -4 flared-to-1/4NPT straight steel adapters on both ports.
Is that bent shape taken up by the FT-60 outlet hose going to be ok? I don't want it failing!
If not, how can I best make the inlet hose shorter? (It's only just 4 inches as it is.)
Are 1/4NPT hose ends available for a -4 hose that would remove the need for the flared-to-NPT adapter on the inlet side and hopefully shorten the inlet hose run? If so, would that be an improvement or a step backwards in reliability?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts and advice.
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