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max8992



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 7:40 am    Post subject: fuel filler & vents & vusal gauge Reply with quote
Hi There all,

I bought LH built with the fuel system as per the book : visual gauge with a vent line and a tank vent line both exiting on the roof, which I consider a bit complex and problematic when refueling fast.
I had a look on the europaclub web site and studied the interesting mods shown, but could I make it simpler : drill a hole in the plug of the filler cap (to vent the tank) and connect the visual gauge to the hose initially used for the tank vent (just over the filler hose). Hope it’s clear, otherwise excuse my French J.
Did anyone have done something like this? Any comment?

Max Cointe
F-PMLH TriGear Kit #560
912ULS Airmaster 450 hours
mcointe(at)free.fr (mcointe(at)free.fr)


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 8:09 am    Post subject: fuel filler & vents & vusal gauge Reply with quote
If you drill a hole in the fuel filler cap its likely to vent fuel down the side of your aircraft
If tank is left full on a hot day,
 
unless your vent pipe is below the fuel cap, on my build my vent pipe is taken from
the top of the cobra,
regards
Ivor
On 18 August 2012 16:39, Max Cointe <mcointe(at)free.fr (mcointe(at)free.fr)> wrote:
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Hi There all,
 
I bought LH built with the fuel system as per the book : visual gauge with a vent line and a tank vent line both exiting on the roof, which I consider a bit complex and problematic when refueling fast.
I had a look on the europaclub web site and studied the interesting mods shown, but could I make it simpler : drill a hole in the plug of the filler cap (to vent the tank) and connect the visual gauge to the hose initially used for the tank vent (just over the filler hose). Hope it’s clear, otherwise excuse my French J.
Did anyone have done something like this? Any comment?
 
Max  Cointe
F-PMLH TriGear Kit #560
912ULS Airmaster 450 hours
mcointe(at)free.fr (mcointe(at)free.fr)
 
 
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 3:08 pm    Post subject: fuel filler & vents & vusal gauge Reply with quote
Max
you should increase the size of the vent pipe to 3/8 inch, ( it is 1/4 inch in the book) then connect the vent to the top of the filler pipe, or the "cobra".
Best also to use aluminium instead of plastic and ground it to avoid static sparks on hot dry days. You can connect the sight gauge vent to the
tank breather. Look at the attachment

Graham

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Hi There all,

I bought LH built with the fuel system as per the book : visual gauge with a vent line and a tank vent line both exiting on the roof, which I consider a bit complex and problematic when refueling fast.
I had a look on the europaclub web site and studied the interesting mods shown, but could I make it simpler : drill a hole in the plug of the filler cap (to vent the tank) and connect the visual gauge breather to the hose initially used for the tank vent (just over the filler hose). Hope it’s clear, otherwise excuse my French J.
Did anyone have done something like this? Any comment?

Max Cointe
F-PMLH TriGear Kit #560
912ULS Airmaster 450 hours
mcointe(at)free.fr (mcointe(at)free.fr)



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