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napierm(at)cisco.com
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:04 pm Post subject: Optical Low Fuel Sensor

This is in the archives, I did a quick search, but is worth asking

again.



I have the optical sensor Skystar supplied some time back.



The part number is VP03E which from the Carlo Gavazzi datasheet is a

Polymide 12 plastic.



In a web search I see mixed data for this plastic when used with

ethanol.



I'm redoing my header system due to an engine swap and want a low fuel

warning.  Is it OK to use or should I junk it and get something else?

Is there any hard data one way or the other?



Thanks,



Mark Napier

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Eggstaf(at)aol.com
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:08 am Post subject: Optical Low Fuel Sensor

Ethanol laced gasoline melted that optical sensor right out of my header  tank. Fuel in the belly of the plane. I replaced it with a float switch Carlo  Gavazzi # FSH-34 that the distributor thought would hold up in ethanol but they  weren't sure. I tested it by soaking it in auto fuel for 2 weeks. Seems OK. I  now only use avgas with TCP added. Don't want to take a chance  with  ethanol! I also had several other problems with ethanol that I posted here  earlier. 

  

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