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william(at)wbliss.co.uk
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 Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:26 pm Post subject: Fuel smell and puncture |
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Nice to be able to report that I may have fixed the fuel smell. I found
the breather pipe had come completely adrift from the fuel tank behind
the passanger seat. I have reattached it - but the fuel tank outlet
stubb looks a bit short and does not have any ridges normally found on
push fit fittings. I clamped it up as best I could. It should had a
reinforcement ring inside the stubb to withstand clamping pressure.
Next thing was a flat tyre (monowheel). It was quite a performance
jacking up the plane on a busy taxiway. Now it is back in the hangar and
I have the wheel off. The tyre is 700x6. Brake pads are approx 3mm
thick. I cannot find brake pad specifications or tyre / inner tube specs
in the Owners manual or Build manual. Where in UK can I find an inner
tube and brake pads? Is there a published maintenance manual?
William Bliss
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g-iani(at)ntlworld.com
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:08 am Post subject: Fuel smell and puncture |
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William
I have found that the main source of the fuel smell is the connection to the
tank breather pipe on three aircraft. The machined aluminium fitting does
not seal to the plastic pipe even if done up tight. Due to the upturn
inside the tank, the vent pipe creates a "U" and fuel stays in the pipe and
the smell can persist for some days.
The best solution I have found is to replace this length of plastic pipe
with rubber. The correct size rubber does seal onto the fitting with a
reasonably tensioned clip.
Europa have tires, inner tubes and brake pads available.
Ian Rickard G-IANI XS Trigear, 300hours
Europa Club Mods Specialist
e-mail g-iani(at)ntlworld.com
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roddyeuropa(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:39 am Post subject: Fuel smell and puncture |
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I suspect that a lot of fuel smells are due to bigger failures than just fuel seepage through rubber. I have seen one europa where the breather had come off the stub, and I traced my fuel smell to a torn gasket on the fuel sender unit. I found it by attaching a pressure gauge to the tank and pumping a small amount of compressed air into the tank - about 2 psi. the pressure dropped immediately and I could hear where the air was escaping from. Gasket replaced - fuel smell gone! If you try this dont put more than a minimal amount of compressed air into the tank or you could distort/damage it.
Roddy
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