Possibly more of a worry is the gasket leaking and allowing air to be
sucked into the fuel system and cause fuel starvation.
Still I guess that if the aircraft isnt leaking fuel all over the hangar
floor it is reasonable to assume the fuel system is airtight.
Perhaps they use different fuel additives here in the UK.
----- Original Message -----
From: Carl Pattinson
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Fuel filters
OK - it would seem that Auto Fuel attacks the rubber seal in that
particular unit.
Now that you come to mention it there is a degree of swelling in the
gasket each time we dismantle it (about once a year) but we have never
had any problem reassembling the unit and there is no evidence of
deterioration - nor does it leak.
I can only assume that some brands of auto fuel contain additives
which attack the rubber.
I would have thought the simple answer would be to replace the gasket
with cork or auto gasket material - which one would assume is resistant.
Anyway, why dont they make gaskets that are fuel resistant - its not
rocket science.
----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Klein
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 6:37 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Fuel filters
On Sunday, July 1, 2007, at 09:17 AM, Carl Pattinson wrote:
Our gascolator is a cheap aviation kit type filter with a metal
bowl and drain valve at the bottom. The fine gauze filter is a flat mesh
circle in the top of the unit. The fuel enters through the bottom of the
chamber and leaves through the top.
Carl,
I note in Acft. Spruce Cat. that the only "aviation kit type filter"
is not recommended for auto fuel; do you recall the name brand and model
# of what you're using?
Fred
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