Aircraftspruce also sells a big red handle (similar to Andair) to
replace the stock handle. Surprisingly this handle costs than the
valve itself. It seems this is the setup used in all RV aircraft.
On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Frans Veldman <frans@privatepilots.nl> wrote:
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> On 12/13/2013 04:45 PM, Andrew Sarangan wrote:
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>> Why do you say "the Europa supplied fuel valve is a piece of junk"?
>> I am not questioning it, just trying to understand. The same valve
>> is also listed in the Aircraftspruce catalog, so I can only presume
>> that it is an aircraft worthy valve. I agree that it looks like a
>> backyard water faucet, but besides the appearance are there any
>> other factors that makes is less suitable?
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> It is not made of light weight materials, it has no "locking feature",
> and if I remember correctly one even has to modify it. "Piece of junk"
> is maybe exaggarated but at the time of classification I was
> frustrated how much I spent on kit-parts that I never used because of
> the inferior quality or suitability for something that was going to be
> a "once-in-a-lifetime" project of proud. And I never thought it would
> be in the Aircrafspruce catalog but assumed it was indeed a backyard
> water faucet.
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> Frans
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