I am forgetting the details of my RV10 fuel line runs from my wing tanks to my Lycoming IO-540. I sold the plane about four years ago. I only recall one fuel line running from each wing tank to the Andar fuel selector and from there to the engine. I don’t recall a return fuel line from the engine back to the fuel tanks. And of course, there was no header tank. I see on some builds, high wing builds, people place in header tanks. And it also appears as though there are return fuel lines to each wing tank. Are those tanks and fuel lines idiosyncratic to high wing planes and not applicable to low wings, such as our RV 10s?
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Fuel lines
- Thread starter dspender
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howardtlcc
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It depends on the fuel injection system. Some, like the SDS require a return line from what I have heard.
Dennis---you didnt have returns on the RV10, it was an AFP mechanical fuel system.
I knew I didn’t and that’s what I thought. Return lines must be idiosyncratic for high wing tanks.
John 350 option
Does your SDS installation kit allow me to delete anything from the SDS kit?
And do you also sell the necessary Andair products? Because it seems that some are quite time consuming according to the spruce website..
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The longest lead-time is the duplex fuel valve. It could be up to 6 months, but Andair has been doing better recently. I have a FS2020 that I was going to use in the 15 you can purchase if you need it faster. Same price as Andair (Cheaper than ACS) and has the correct fittings for the SDS or EFII install. Note the ACS FS2020 has the incorrect fittings and the needed 90's are not cheap. (Actually, all the fittings are not cheap) I can order a new one later.
