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by Steven
Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:12 pm
Forum: DA20 Forum
Topic: DA20-C1 Electric fuel pump
Replies: 17
Views: 9034

Re: DA20-C1 Electric fuel pump

Steven, I am pretty sure, that you could not start the engine without the electrical boost pump. So if you can start the engine, the pump is working, I would assume. :-) Gerhard Gerhard, I'm not sure. I believe the Prime Pump (high) side and the Fuel Pump (low) side operate independently. The Prime...
by Steven
Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:18 am
Forum: DA20 Forum
Topic: DA20-C1 Electric fuel pump
Replies: 17
Views: 9034

Re: DA20-C1 Electric fuel pump

Have not flown the DA20-C1 for a while. As far as I remember, I could only hear the fuel pump when the boost switch was on. This is why I forgot to switch the fuel pump off after takeoff quite often. And the fuel pressure is very low when idle, even with the electrical pump on. Seems what you descr...
by Steven
Tue Jul 20, 2010 2:39 pm
Forum: DA20 Forum
Topic: DA20-C1 Electric fuel pump
Replies: 17
Views: 9034

Re: DA20-C1 Electric fuel pump

Gary, In the DA20 there is one physical Dukes pump, but it has a high side and a low side. The high pressure side (or Prime Pump) is used only for priming before and during engine start. The low pressure side (or Fuel Pump) is used during engine start, takeoff, landing, and low throttle situations (...
by Steven
Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:27 am
Forum: DA20 Forum
Topic: DA20-C1 Electric fuel pump
Replies: 17
Views: 9034

DA20-C1 Electric fuel pump

I posted this on the other forum, and I was hoping to get some opinions from those here as well. I just picked up my DA20-C1 from Phoenix. Nice plane, I really like it. But, I noticed something unfamiliar. When I turn on the electric fuel pump I cannot hear it at all. I am wondering whether or not i...