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Re: [T3] Effect of fuel pump pressure


On 5 Mar 2003 at 22:34, Mark Seaton wrote:

> So how did you do the test Jim? didn't you use the standard float?

I measured the float, and generated a formula for its submerged volume as a 
function of submerged depth. Then I just held it in a glass of gasoline to see 
where its equilibrium float depth was.

Then I measured the mechanical advantage that the float had on the float valve 
(it's 3 to 1) and calculated how much deeper the float would have to float to 
make up for 1 extra psi of fuel pressure behind the stated aperture of the 
float valve. This was the figure I gave you.

There's a certain amount of error in each of the measurements, but not enough 
to make much of a difference.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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