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AZFlyer

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Location: Prescott, AZ

Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject: Gasolator and Fuel pump location

Has anybody installed their gasolator and/or electric fuel pump on fwd side of firewall?



In one of Bingelis' how-to books he comments that most often this is where those are installed; but the materials with the 601XL and many builders feel it necessary to put a big hole in floor of the cockpit and plumb the gasolator in there.



Would like to hear from some of you with experience in this area...



Thanks,

Mike

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jmaynard

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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:36 pm Post subject: Gasolator and Fuel pump location

On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 07:26:08PM -0800, AZFlyer wrote:

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		   Has anybody installed their gasolator and/or electric fuel pump on fwd

 side of firewall?


	


AMD mounts the electric fuel pump on the forward side of the firewall, and

the gascolator a little ways aft of it. (I think. It's in the center of the

fuselage, and you have to get under and behind the leading edge to get to

it.)

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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:54 pm Post subject: Gasolator and Fuel pump location

I put the fuel pump on the firewall, but the gascolator on the cabin 

floor as indicated on the drawings.



The gascolator needs to be at the lowest point of the fuel system, 

and I don't think you can do that forward of the firewall.



Paul

XL getting close



At 07:26 PM 11/16/2008, you wrote:



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		  Has anybody installed their gasolator and/or electric fuel pump on 

fwd side of firewall?

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Gig Giacona

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: El Dorado Arkansas USA

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:58 am Post subject: Re: Gasolator and Fuel pump location

 	  psm(at)att.net wrote: 	
		  I put the fuel pump on the firewall, but the gascolator on the cabin 

floor as indicated on the drawings.



The gascolator needs to be at the lowest point of the fuel system, 

and I don't think you can do that forward of the firewall.



	




Well you can just not with the Zenith designed fuel system. The fuel system for the WW Corvair install has two pumps and the gasolator forward of the firewall here is a photo. And yes the gasolator is at the lowest point.



Here's a photo.

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bryanmmartin

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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: Gasolator and Fuel pump location

As long as your fuel lines slope downhill all the way to the  

gascolator and then slope uphill to the engine, the gascolator can go  

anywhere you want it. The gascolator should be at the low point of the  

fuel system or it can't do as good a job of trapping any water passing  

through the system.



On Nov 16, 2008, at 10:26 PM, AZFlyer wrote:



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 Has anybody installed their gasolator and/or electric fuel pump on  

 fwd side of firewall?



 In one of Bingelis' how-to books he comments that most often this is  

 where those are installed; but the materials with the 601XL and many  

 builders feel it necessary to put a big hole in floor of the cockpit  

 and plumb the gasolator in there.



 Would like to hear from some of you with experience in this area...




	




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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:53 pm Post subject: Gasolator and Fuel pump location

Mike-

    Possibly, yes. Corvairs use a setup similar to the attached pictures for 

HDSs. The main idea is to keep the primary ignition components cool via a 

box fed by a rear engine baffle mounted SCAT tube.

     I'm waiting the on components to finish my installation, which is a 

direct rip-off of proven projects. I'll post pictures of the completed 

effort if you'd like.

                                                                             

            Bill

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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:27 pm Post subject: Gasolator and Fuel pump location

Mike-

    Check out the archives- there are many 601 builders with primary 

electric/plumbing on the engine side of the firewall.

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        Bill

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