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

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: LAA Airworthiness Alert. AIL December 2017 All Europas
From: Jan de Jong <jandejong@casema.nl>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 20:42:53
According to the Silflex website Samco is a brand of theirs.

Correction (too fast): Silflex manufactures Samco hose. Silflex and 
Samco both use the term Profuel in their description of the good stuff. 
Samco apparently uses "ProFuel" as a brand name.


On 12/16/2017 8:12 PM, Pete Lawless wrote:
>
> Roger I think ProFuel is a Samco brand name.
>
> Pete
>
>
> On 16/12/17 18:26, Roger Sheridan wrote:
>> Chaps,
>>
>> This link has some interesting information on variations in 
>> fluorosilicone hose.
>>
>> http://www.silflex.com/products/fuel-oil-applications.html
>>
>> I will be looking for the term profuel.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Roger
>>
>>> On 16 Dec 2017, at 17:41, Pete Lawless <pete@lawless.info 
>>> <mailto:pete@lawless.info>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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 
>>>> number 300735817645 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 fromcarbuildersolutions.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-----
>>>>>>> From:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com 
>>>>>>> <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
>>>>>>> <pete@lawless.info <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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