I (foolishly) installed the drains exactly as instructed by Europa for the
factory fuel drain kit, which places them directly under the access ports in
the baggage bay floor, and right where the battery is supposed to be located
on the port side!
Best regards,
Rob Housman
A070
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Behalf Of ScramIt@aol.com
Subject: Fuel Drains
I'm about to put my fuel drains in my monowheel, as I see it I have three
choices.
1) Right next to the inspection hatches
Good: One sample gives you what's in the tank.
Bad: Lying in the mud to get sample
2) In the back with the gascolator
Bad: Long hose runs to sample the tanks. 4 or 5 samples to see what's in the
tank and not in the lines.
3) Under the seat in the outboard pan Forward as possible. (Section opposite
the fuel filters)
Good: Easy to get to with the wings rigged. No lying in the mud. Shorter
fuel
line run approx. 18"
Bad: More fuel under my butt. Drains slightly higher than tank bottom. The
head of fuel and the 1/4" tube to the back of the tank should take care of
that.
I'm leaning toward #3 but I've never seen anyone do it. ( usually a bad sign
)
Comments?
Happy New Year,
SteveD.
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