Rowland,
Although I am not a fan of the gascolator in a Europa, I prefer the
Andair. You are so right in wanting to place it as low as possible.
Few gascolators work well elevated in the fuselage (the trap function is
thwarted) and the unit seal must be 100% as any small leak will cause
the pump to loose prime when the fuel is pulled through them. I would
have no problem with mounting it under the fuselage with the bowl out in
the air and fabricating an aerodynamic fairing to cover it. The cover
would need a hole in the bottom for quick draining. One quick turn
fastener on the front and back and the whole cover would come off and
the device would be serviceable. A desireable but very cramped area
would be in the center under the pitch tube and between the tanks. If
you make the hole a half inch larger than the bowl it should allow
service work. Access holes don't scare me as you must just take the
time to put the structure back into the fuselage. Easy to do under
construction, but messy with a completed aircraft.
Regards,
Bud Yerly
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Subject: Europa-List: andair gascolator query
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I've got an Andair GAS375-M gascolator that I plan to fit in the same
compartment as the electric fuel pump. Obviously it is desirable to have
it mounted with the bottom near the bottom skin of the fuselage so that
the drain can be easily activated. However, it's necessary also to have
room to remove the bowl. That means cutting an access hole in the bottom
skin. Has anyone already got a LAA mod number that includes that sort of
thing?
I suppose (plan B) it would also be possible to mount the gascolator
sufficiently high that the bowl could be removed from inside the
aircraft, but that would mean the drain would be a long way from the
fuselage floor and so not easy to operate from outside. Maybe it could
also be operated from inside if the sample cup is small enough?
Any thoughts?
in friendship
Rowland
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