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Re: Europa-List: Re: LAA Airworthiness Alert. AIL December 2017 All Eur

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: LAA Airworthiness Alert. AIL December 2017 All Europas
From: Pete Lawless <pete@lawless.info>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 17:41:51
The LAA will want chapter and verse on its suitability for petrol + 
ethalene fuel.

Pete


On 16/12/17 15:35, David Watts wrote:
> I have seen an aluminium tube 45 degree solution on eBay at item 
> number300735817645 for less than 20. May be suitable.
>
> Dave Watts
> G-BXDY
>
> On 16 Dec 2017, at 14:28, davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk 
> <mailto:davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Dave, a nice solution, but for those who haven't got a tame aluminium 
>> welder it might be cheaper to buy a flurosilicone lined angled fuel 
>> filler hose from carbuildersolutions.com 
>> <http://carbuildersolutions.com> and use a straight section of alloy 
>> tubing to make up the necessary length. Regards, David, G-XSDJ
>>
>> On 2017-12-16 11:27, david park wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> <image1.jpeg>
>>>
>>> Simple and cheap did this three years ago without any problem
>>>
>>> Dave Park
>>>
>>> On 16 Dec 2017, at 11:19, GRAHAM SINGLETON 
>>> <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com 
>>> <mailto:grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Best solution is to use short silicone joints to an aluminium 
>>>> elbow, it's much lighter and the silicone is less problematic 
>>>> regarding erosion etc.
>>>> Tim Ward organised a batch of nice elbows but that was years ago.
>>>> It wouldn't be difficult to weld one up?
>>>> Graham
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday, 16 December 2017, 9:33, Brian Davies 
>>>> <brian.davies44@gmail.com <mailto:brian.davies44@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <brian.davies44@gmail.com <mailto:brian.davies44@gmail.com>>
>>>> Demon Tweeks says in stock 3 day delivery.
>>>> Brian
>>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>>> <mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com> 
>>>> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com 
>>>> <mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com>] On Behalf Of Pete 
>>>> Lawless
>>>> Sent: 15 December 2017 18:20
>>>> To: europa-list@matronics.com <mailto:europa-list@matronics.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: LAA Airworthiness Alert. AIL December 
>>>> 2017 All Europas
>>>> <mailto:pete@lawless.info>>
>>>> Hi Ivor
>>>> Been looking for hose for a standard mod to replace the classic 
>>>> pipe with aluminium. The only hose we have found so far that is 
>>>> guaranteed 100% for petrol is Samco ProFuel. Unfortunately it is on 
>>>> a 42 day lead time.
>>>> https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p/samco-profuel-silicone-coupling-hose-psch
>>>> Pete
>>>> G-RMAC Europa 109 Classic
>>>> On 15/12/17 17:53, Ivor wrote:
>>>> <mailto:g-iver@live.co.uk>>
>>>> >
>>>> > Hi Duncan
>>>> >
>>>> > as previously said i managed to get a piece of the original hose from
>>>> > Frank Xuereb that will work fine until the next flying season when
>>>> > hopefully a more permanent solution is found, IMO if a hose designed
>>>> > for fuel cannot be immersed in fuel then its not fit for purpose,
>>>> > my last hose lasted at least 5 years before starting to degrade so an
>>>> > original hose should be fine until a proper replacement is found,
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Read this topic online here:
>>>> >
>>>> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=476410#476410
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
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