Hi!all,
I have had a similar experience with water in the fuel tank especially when
parked outside in continuous rain. My investigations discovered a
discrepancy between differing cap diameters and filler necks. I recommend
checks be carried out on your pairs.
AS an added precaution I apply electricians tape over the entire cap and
have had no incidents since.
The water drain pick up pipe end needs to be at the rear edges of the fuel
tank for monowheel tanks ( unless you do a water check with the tail held
high . Or the front edges of the tank for a trike standing on level ground.)
I too have been very impressed with the Andair mini gascolators and have one
on each tank outlet.
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG.
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[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of david park
Sent: 28 July 2016 18:30
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Rain passing through fuel cap
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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