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Tommy Walker

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 442
Location: Anniston, AL 36207

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:45 am Post subject: Gasse Cappe 701 style

Listers,



I noticed the Zenith 701 Demo has vented gas caps with little periscope looking vent tubes on top.  I guess the reason for this is to provide   positive pressure inside the tank during flight.  Is anyone else using these type caps, and if so where did you get them or did you make them?



The ones provided with my tanks have just a smooth dome-shaped cap.

Thanks for all responses.



Tommy Walker in Alabama

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Tommy Walker
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:18 am Post subject: Gasse Cappe 701 style

Tommy:



I talked to Roger last year about the gas cap when at the rudder  

workshop and he indicated that they could modify the cap to provide  

the positive pressure.



Stan

N701VG (Reserved)



On Apr 16, 2007, at 9:45 AM, Tommy Walker wrote:



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 <twalker(at)cableone.net>



 Listers,



 I noticed the Zenith 701 Demo has vented gas caps with little  

 periscope looking vent tubes on top.  I guess the reason for this  

 is to provide   positive pressure inside the tank during flight.   

 Is anyone else using these type caps, and if so where did you get  

 them or did you make them?



 The ones provided with my tanks have just a smooth dome-shaped cap.

 Thanks for all responses.



 Tommy Walker in Alabama

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bryanmmartin

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1018

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:29 am Post subject: Gasse Cappe 701 style

I have similar caps on my 601XL. I have one of the earlier kits  

before they went to the flush mounted caps with remote venting. The  

vented caps as they came with the kit would siphon small amounts of  

fuel out onto the wing during flight when the tanks were full. I had  

someone weld the tubing to my caps to put a stop to that.



I don't know if they changed the way the tanks are vented on the  

newer 701 kits. If your plane has vent lines installed in the wings  

for the tanks leading to external vents like a Cessna, you don't need  

vented caps. If the only venting for your tanks are through vented  

caps, you can weld the tubes on the caps. I've seen these tubes used  

on the gas caps on kit foxes and for the header tank on the Sonex, so  

there may be other sources for them.

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 <twalker(at)cableone.net>



 I noticed the Zenith 701 Demo has vented gas caps with little  

 periscope looking vent tubes on top.  I guess the reason for this  

 is to provide   positive pressure inside the tank during flight.   

 Is anyone else using these type caps, and if so where did you get  

 them or did you make them?



 The ones provided with my tanks have just a smooth dome-shaped cap.

 Thanks for all responses.




	




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N61BM, CH 601 XL,

RAM Subaru, Stratus redrive.

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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:51 am Post subject: Gasse Cappe 701 style

Tommy, I have vented caps on my czech 701.  They work fine unless you put 

your cap on backward.  THis will pull all the fuel from the other tank and 

than the engine quits. Hope you are high enough to go to full tank and start 

engine as the Rotax stops turning as soon as engine quits.

Joe from Florida



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Subject: Re: Gasse Cappe 701 style

Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:28:32 -0400






I have similar caps on my 601XL. I have one of the earlier kits  before 

they went to the flush mounted caps with remote venting. The  vented caps 

as they came with the kit would siphon small amounts of  fuel out onto the 

wing during flight when the tanks were full. I had  someone weld the tubing 

to my caps to put a stop to that.



I don't know if they changed the way the tanks are vented on the  newer 701 

kits. If your plane has vent lines installed in the wings  for the tanks 

leading to external vents like a Cessna, you don't need  vented caps. If 

the only venting for your tanks are through vented  caps, you can weld the 

tubes on the caps. I've seen these tubes used  on the gas caps on kit foxes 

and for the header tank on the Sonex, so  there may be other sources for 

them.

>

>

>I noticed the Zenith 701 Demo has vented gas caps with little  periscope 

>looking vent tubes on top.  I guess the reason for this  is to provide   

>positive pressure inside the tank during flight.   Is anyone else using 

>these type caps, and if so where did you get  them or did you make them?

>

>The ones provided with my tanks have just a smooth dome-shaped cap.

>Thanks for all responses.

>

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Bryan Martin

N61BM, CH 601 XL,

RAM Subaru, Stratus redrive.

do not archive.

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