Frans,
I agree with you regarding the Andair gascolator. I have been using a
GAS 375 for 8 years/700 hours now and it is really a pain to fit the
bowl every time I remove it for service. The problem is the O-ring which
expands while in contact with Mogas. As there is no chamfer inside the
body the O-ring is catched by the sharp angle. Coating the O-ring with
grease helps a lot, but does not solve the problem. Replacing the O-ring
at every 50 hours inspection is an expensive option. More over, there is
no way you can visually check that the O-ring is at the right place as
it is masked by the nut while the bowl is pushed in place. This can be
dangerous as you can have the bowl fitted, the nut tightened and safety
wired without knowing the O-ring is damaged. It happened to me once. A
really bad design !
Remi Guerner
F-PGKL
<<<<I don't like the Andair gascolator so much (I have the bigger one).
It
needs to be wire locked (making it less attractive to "field clean" the
gascolator) and the rubber O-ring breaks far too easily. I spoiled
already the spares I had, if I break another one this means I'm
grounded>>>>>>>>>>>>
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