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Re: Europa-List: fuel filler & vents & vusal gauge

Subject: Re: Europa-List: fuel filler & vents & vusal gauge
From: PHILLIPS I <ivor.phillips@ntlworld.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:08:59
If you drill a hole in the fuel filler cap its likely to vent fuel down the
side of your aircraft
If tank is left full on a hot day,

unless your vent pipe is below the fuel cap, on my build my vent pipe is
taken from
the top of the cobra,
regards
Ivor

On 18 August 2012 16:39, Max Cointe <mcointe@free.fr> wrote:

> Hi There all,****
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> I bought LH built with the fuel system as per the book : visual gauge wit
h
> a vent line and a tank vent line both exiting on the roof, which I consid
er
> a bit complex and problematic when refueling fast.****
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> I had a look on the europaclub web site and studied the interesting mods
> shown, but could I make it simpler : drill a hole in the plug of the fill
er
> cap (to vent the tank) and connect the visual gauge to the hose initially
> used for the tank vent (just over the filler hose). Hope it=92s clear,
> otherwise excuse my French J.****
>
> Did anyone have done something like this? Any comment?****
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> Max  Cointe****
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> F-PMLH TriGear Kit #560****
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> 912ULS Airmaster 450 hours****
>
> mcointe@free.fr****
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