Karl, Dave and Graham,
I use a Mister Funnel and very clean Jerry Cans. Our local Florida
stations have ethanol now, and as an experiment am running it full time
without incident so far. Ethanol cleans the tank very well. After the
third tank of gas run through preflight I filled the filter. After 1
hour of flying time I noticed a slight fuel pressure drop and switched
to the reserve and pressure returned. Clogged filter. Haven't had a
problem since.
The fuel filters stay clean, but I have noticed all but my post pump R9
fuel lines (Goodyear) are smelling like a gas leak. Next oil change,
all the fuel lines are coming out. It seems that the inside of the
older fuel injection lines (Discount Auto Parts) are swelling a bit as
well. I have noticed the inside of the drain lines sloughing off a
whiteish material and am concerned. I flushed my lines with denatured
alcohol before installation but did not run a small cleaning cotton
through them. I have not seen water or growth in my tanks or my long
sitting fuel cans.
Bud
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From: Karl Heindl<mailto:kheindl@msn.com>
To: europa-list@matronics.com<mailto:europa-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 11:41 AM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Firewall material vs Canada "fireproof
material" airworthiness requirement
Dave and Graham,
I am puzzled by all this fuss about fuel contamination. Why have I
never heard about a car having this problem ?
I have never noticed anything more than a spec of dust in the Andair
gascolator. I also buy most fuel from new gas stations where the
turnover is high, and pour it through a funnel with built-in sieve. And
I keep a full tank through the winter months.
Karl
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From: loboloda@execulink.com
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Firewall material vs Canada "fireproof
material" airworthiness requirement
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:42:22 -0400
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Hi Graham,
It was a 914.
We have both tried using filter funnels while fueling, however the
process is painfully slow, so we are back
to using fuel straight from plastic jerry cans. We use Shell premium
which has been very clean, and in Ontario
there is no ethanol in it
Dave
On 25-Jun-10, at 3:29 AM, GRAHAM SINGLETON wrote:
Hi Dave
most contamination gets in when fuel is added. Rust from Jerry cans
is not uncommon, also algae from old fuel. You really need separate
filters so that if one blocks you have a get down safely reserve. 914s
tend to be more of a problem because of the high flow rate.
Graham
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