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 Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:40 am Post subject: Mr Funnel for MoGas not airport 100LL |
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On Wed, October 8, 2008 8:16 am, Noel Loveys wrote:
| Quote: | I am surprised that you found a piece of rubber in one of your tanks as you
use a Mr. Funnel.
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The way I intyerpret what he said is; he uses that funnel every single time he puts in
MoGas from, I presume, gas cans. He doesn't use the filter funnel at airports when
filling with 100LL so that's how he knows he got the piece of gasket or O-ring from an
airport filling, not from using MoGas.
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Cell 425.241.1618
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:37 am Post subject: Mr Funnel for MoGas not airport 100LL |
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Long ago, when the earth was green and we had several grades of aviation
gas, we also used to pump our gas into the planes. In those days we used a
felt in a funnel to fill the wing tanks. Of course there were 90 gallon
(Imp) barrels cached all over the place and everyone flying carried a hand
pump. The idea was as long as we carried the funnel and felt we may as well
use it. It is surprising how small the droplets of water in contaminated
fuel are that get caught in a felt.
Fast forward a few decades and all the small commercial planes I worked on,
all had well used funnels, plastic now, with equally well used felts. I
guess that is the reason I assumed that Lowell would have used the funnel
all the time. Yes, using a funnel makes fuelling the plane a little longer.
We always refuelled after a flight as that will help keep down condensation.
Because I tow my plane after every flight I have to do the opposite... I
defuel the plane to keep my wings lighter.
One other thing I always do is to wait twenty minutes after fuelling a plane
before starting the engine. This gives any water in the fuel a chance to
settle out and be drained off the sumps. A few years ago a fellow spun his
Lake, not sure if it was a 4 or a Musketeer, into the pavement at
Stephenville airport (CYJT) The investigation determined his engine stalled
on takeoff because of water in the fuel. Friends who were at the airport
that day said he flew in, no problems refuelled from the pumps and
immediately tried to take off. There was some water found in the
underground tanks... We figure the rest of the water was found in the a
plane.
Noel
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