There is a rubber sealing ring on my cap.
A Mono is tail down when you check for water in drains so there is no access to
the water when checking.
After flight with tail up it finds the water hence Gascolator.
Dave
Dave Park
> On 28 Jul 2016, at 17:49, Rick Moss <Rkwmoss@gmail.com> wrote:
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> After a couple of days parked outside in fairly rainy conditions, a check of
the useless water drains proved negative, however after the following flight I
got 2/3rds of a sample tube full of water from the gascolator (and still nothing
---From the water drains). Next flight was 2 hrs from Le Touquet to Barton;
gascolator
yielded a clear sample.... of 100% water.... and then a further 2/3rds
water sample. I'm impressed with the capacity of the Andair gascolator!
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> So; my fuel cap clearly lets water into the tank. There doesn't appear to be
a rubber seal of any sort, and I've adjusted the backnut to ensure it fastens
tightly, but there must be a better solution? Any suggestions gratefully
received!
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