jerry@mc.net wrote:

It would be useful to see a diagram of the C182's venting and supply
system.

It seems, the more mechanical parts in any system the more problems
are designed-in.

Can anyone show the fuel system of the C182 with all components?

Can anyone describe why these components operate in such a hit/miss
manner?

Can anyone draw and display a reliable low wing fuel system for the
Lancair 320 with fuel injection.  With and without the header tank.

It is acknowledged the C182 and 320 Lancair are two different
airplanes, for fuel system design.  There is something about, "if we
don't know history, we are bound to repeat it".  It is well known,
Lancair's require slosh bays at the fuel pick-up, if the header tank
is left on the workshop shelf.

Paul, can you and your computer system handle Microsoft Paint drawings
sent in from subscriber's?  What would be the best way to send you
diagrams so you could post them?  I don't have a scanner.

Jerry Grimmonpre'  L320 Fuel Injected  No Header Tank

Internet standards, gifs and jpg's are best but I think
MS paint uses bmp's. I can handle those indirectly by
using John Bradley's great shareware program "xv" running on 
Linux to scale and print the bmp's and then scan them in. 

This is of course more than you wanted to know. It is
a lot of trouble for me but it can be done. The bottom
line is I will accept a minimum number of bmp's if that
is all you have. Keep them in black and white as my color
printer is not too good. 

I would suggest you buy a low cost
cad program that will output gif's or dxf's. They are 
the best for drawings. Preferable ACAd compatible.

The 1976 182 is a very simple system with one line from each
wing tank  running down to a fuel selector on the floor
of the cockpit. The fuel selector is labled right, left, both
and off. The fuel then goes to a gascolator on the lower firewall
and from there to the carb. Each wing tank has a vent as I recall.

For some strange reason one tank feeds better than the other
in my airplane. I leave it on "both" the vast majority of the
time.

Paul Lamar
 
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