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Subject: Re: Europa-List: Gascolator access hatch
From: Paul McAllister <paul.mcallister@qia.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 12:51:47

Hi all,

The only comment I would make is that I had a lot of trouble with debris 
getting under the seat of the seal and I could never stop the darn thing 
dripping.  I never use the drain valve any more, I just take the bowl off 
the bottom empty it out and put it back.

regards, Paul

> Hi Brian,
> I didn't like the idea of a hatch for access to my Andair watsit, either. 
> I
> therefore made a tube by wrapping four plys of bid around the tubing left
> over from the aileron push-rods. (The tube was well waxwd first, of 
> course!)
> The GRP tube is exactly the right inside diam to take a standard fuel
> check/tester (the clear plastic sort).
> I bonded the tube directly under the Andair which is fitted with the usual
> T-shaped drain/test valve.
> All I have to do now is bend down, pop the tester up the tube and push to
> take a sample!
>
> Hope this helps,
> Regds,
> Ron Jones.
>
>




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