Brian,
I think you were looking at my web site because I put my Andair gascolator
under the baggage bay. This was the original location of the supplied fuel
filters so no extra hose was needed and the hose routing worked out well.
The fuel pump and gascolator are also right next to each other. This also
places it at one of the lowest points in the fuel system. Incidentallly,
today I went flying (gosh its fun!!!) and I pulled the bowl and cleaned it
out first. Took about 3 or 4 minutes and found a little bit of debris in
the bowl. Sure is nice to be able to do that so quickly.
Some reasons not to put it on the firewall would be;
1. High Heat area (would need to be shielded, from heat)
2. Way above the level of the tank when the plane is sitting still.
3. Really hard to find a place to mount it!!
I addded the fuel tank drains also - just as an extra measure. This leaves
three fuel drains in the belly all in the same general area - makes it nice
to drain them. I don't know much about gascolators but the Andair unit sure
is nice quality.
I am no expert on fuel systems, so take all of this with a grain of salt.
By the way I have 30 hours on my plane now - I telling you guys that are
building it gets more fun every time I fly it. It is just sweet!
Bob Jacobsen
A131
From: Brian Rauchfuss - PCD <brauchfu@pcocd2.intel.com>
>Subject: Fuel layout again
>Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 16:59:27 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>Europians,
>
>I have been thinking about the fuel system routing again and have some
>concerns.
>
>Where do most people put the gascolator? One of the web sites shows it
>being
>mounted behind the baggage bay. I calculate that an additional 6 feet of
>hose
>is needed for this position, so I don't really like it. What about putting
>it on the firewall? This is where it is put in many aircraft.
>
>What is the advantage of the Andair gascolator over other ones?
>
>When I was thinking about putting the fuel filters under the seats I
>realized
>that this would put a glass fuel filter connected to a line *before* the
>cutoff valve. This does not seem to be a very safe practice!
>
>Do people put the fuel drains in along with the gascolator? Since the
>gascolator is not going to be the lowest point in the fuel system, it will
>only tell you that you have water after the fact, but it seems pretty much
>impossible that there could be enough water to overwelm the gascolator
>unless
>you leave the fuel cover off in the rain!
>
>Thanks for any help...
>
>Brian Rauchfuss
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