Hi
Would this solution work in the Classic original setup ? assuming you
run the vent pipe to the top of the filler pipe in the alloy receptacle
Tim Houlihan.
Graham Singleton wrote:
> Peter Jeffers wrote:
>> <pjeffers@talktalk.net>
>>
>> Hi,
>> I think many of us have seen this issue of fuel venting on warm to
>> hot days
>> due to air/fuel vapour expansion.
>> The cure (and it works fine) is to route the vent pipe from the tank,
>> to the
>> filler neck instead of the roof vent tube. Thus as fuel tries to vent
>> overboard, as in the past, it now vents back into the tank. Saves
>> the mess
>> on the paintwork and also saves precious fuel!!!
>> You will however still need to vent the tank, so a further connection
>> into
>> the filler neck now needs to be connected to the roof vent tube.
>> A further refinement used by some is to move the roof vent tube to the
>> bottom of the fuselage instead of the top. This later part of the mod
>> ensures that if for any reason the aircraft ends up inverted, fuel
>> does not
>> run freely from the vent tube as it would if it remained on top of the
>> fuselage.
>> I think you will find this fix simple and very effective.
>>
>> Pete Jeffers
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