Rowland, I have an Andair minigascolator behind the tanks
accessed thru a flap and with a drain tap in its bottom,
approved by LAA and very serviceable. Regards David Joyce
GXSDJ
"Bud Yerly" <budyerly@msn.com> wrotek
> 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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> 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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