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rehn(at)rockisland.com
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject: Fuel drain kit

I just got the fuel drain mod and was wondering from those that have gone before me if there are any little tricks or quirks to this install? Thanks  

   

Jerry  

914 Mono  

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air.guerner(at)orange.fr
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:50 am Post subject: Fuel drain kit

Hello  Jerry



The supplied drain kit (Mod 33) has one  inconvenience: due to the length of the hoses from the tank to the drains,  you must drain a lot of fuel before actually draining fuel from the bottom of  the tank. One mod to the mod I made was to modify the fittings and use 4  millimeter hose instead of 8 mm. Therefore the dead volume is reduced by a  factor 4 and the purging is more likely to be effective. Moreover, with the  high fuel price we are experiencing now, there is some economic value to this  change.

  

 Remi Guerner

  

  

  

 I just got the  fuel drain mod and was wondering from those that have gone

before me if there  are any little tricks or quirks to this install?  Thanks



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paul.the.aviator(at)gmail
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 6:39 am Post subject: Fuel drain kit

Hi Gerry,



I recollect seeing an idea where folks had used the fuel tank outlets

that Graham Singleton used to fabricate and put the drains right at

the tank.



I have a question for the forum.  Has anyone ever actually drained

water out of there tank?  In the 4 years my aircraft has been flying I

have never seen a drop.



Cheers,  Paul

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Gary.Leinberger(at)miller
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:06 am Post subject: Fuel drain kit

I have been flying for about 38 years - and always check my fuel for water - never found any - until last year once  - so I keep checking.

Gary Leinberger

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Subject: Re: Fuel drain kit






Hi Gerry,



I recollect seeing an idea where folks had used the fuel tank outlets

that Graham Singleton used to fabricate and put the drains right at

the tank.



I have a question for the forum.  Has anyone ever actually drained

water out of there tank?  In the 4 years my aircraft has been flying I

have never seen a drop.



Cheers,  Paul

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rehn(at)rockisland.com
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:00 am Post subject: Fuel drain kit

Paul

Thanks for the reply and I have never had water in 8 years. But our state is

now mandating 10% alcohol in our auto gas. I know alcohol attracts water so

I figured this may be another good reason to be concerned about water

showing up. Does that make sense? Just another precaution that I believe can

only help.

Jerry 



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ptag.dev(at)tiscali.co.uk
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:05 am Post subject: Fuel drain kit

Hi! Gerry /Paul I had just a little once but just recently on return

from Europe I had some in the mini gascolator. However it was such a

struggle getting the bowl off I didn't get to see how much but just

where it had been because I spilt it all.

Just a word of warning to one and all ....do not get any fuel down your

ear it freezes the ear drum as it evapouates and creates an excruciating

pain.

 Regards

Bob Harrison G-PTAG



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grahamsingleton(at)btinte
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject: Fuel drain kit

Remi Guerner wrote:

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		   Hello Jerry



 The supplied drain kit (Mod 33) has one inconvenience: due to the 

 length of the hoses from the tank to the drains, you must drain a lot 

 of fuel before actually draining fuel from the bottom of the tank. One 

 mod to the mod I made was to modify the fittings and use 4 millimeter 

 hose instead of 8 mm. Therefore the dead volume is reduced by a factor 

 4 and the purging is more likely to be effective. Moreover, with the 

 high fuel price we are experiencing now, there is some economic value 

 to this change.

  

 Remi Guerner

This is what I did, (if the picture comes through)   The drain screws 
	


into the AN914-1 fitting.



Graham

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