I've seen sitting here thinking for a minute, and this piece of brilliance
hit me. When flying airplanes, one should always stack the odds in your
favor. Whether crankshafts or gascolators, points of failure should be
minimized, although not at "all costs", or at the risk of introducing other
Dan Heath wrote:
>>So, what is the advantage of using a gascolator over a fuel filter that
filters out water. I eliminated my gascolator. Have I set myself up for
some real trouble?<<
I put two different filters on N56ML, one coarse on the way into the fuel
pump and a much finer one on the way
On 03/23/2012 10:36 AM, Sid Wood wrote:
> I removed the filter element from my ACS 10580 gascolator for cleaning and
> inspection as part of a Condition Inspection. There were no debris in the
> bowl. When I attempted to reinstall the filter and bowl, the filter started
> to crumble. That doe
I removed the filter element from my ACS 10580 gascolator for cleaning and
inspection as part of a Condition Inspection. There were no debris in the
bowl. When I attempted to reinstall the filter and bowl, the filter started
to crumble. That does not seem to be a desirable quality for a micro
open the oil filler door/dipstick access
Darren
That does work well, I have two mates with Corby Starlets fitted with very
tightly cowled Jabiru 2200, they both use that idea when they shut down. It
also removes the heat from the paint on the cowl faster.
Phil Matheson
SAAA Ch.
Jeff, correct me if I am wrong, but don't fuel injected engines typically
have a return line back to the tank because the system has to be at a
constant pressure, so under low load or idle situations fuel is being dumped
bank into the tank?
If so, couldn't the fuel pump be allowed to run a few min
A nifty idea that I was once told can also help here.
It is a good idea to open the oil filler door/dipstick access and
pull the dipstick up to hold the door open and leave that way
for about 5 minutes after shutdown. Firstly it allows heat out of
the cowl and introduces a natural flow through the
Scott is absolutely right. As soon as you shut down the engine you lose
your cooling airflow and the temp between the top of the engine and cowl
starts going up quickly and cooks the fuel in the distribution block and the
line going to it. I used to teach pilots to open their cowls to promote
Vapor lock is common in almost all fuel injected aircraft engines, but it's not
the gascolator that overheats. It's because the fuel injection distribution
block is sitting on top of the hot engine, so gets heated enough to easily
boil the fuel following engine shut down. Thus the hot start p
>- Original Message -
>From: "Larry H."
Larry H..who is Larry H :-)
Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Stevens Point, WI
E-mail: flyk...@charter.net
Web: www.flykr2s.com
:23:36 PM
Subject: Re: KR> Gascolator Cooling
and my KR2 without a Gascolator at all
I have over 200 hours on my KR2, without gascolator cooling, to date, not
fuel problems.
Phil Matheson
SAAA Ch. 20 http://www.saaa20.org/
VH-PKR
Australia
EMAIL: phillipma
and my KR2 without a Gascolator at all
I have over 200 hours on my KR2, without gascolator cooling, to date, not
fuel problems.
Phil Matheson
SAAA Ch. 20 http://www.saaa20.org/
VH-PKR
Australia
EMAIL: phillipmathe...@bigpond.com
KR Web Page: www.philskr2.50megs.com
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From: Dan Heath
To: KRnet
Sent: Tue, October 13, 2009 4:30:48 AM
Subject: RE: KR> Gascolator Cooling
Cooling the gascolator ( fuel system in general ) is a good idea. I cool my
gascolator with a 1/2 SCAT tube coming off the air in the baffled area. I
see no reason why your NACA in
At 12:51 AM 10/13/2009, you wrote:
>There will be a 2" diameter inlet on the top to attach the SCAT tubing.
I'm not an engineer but a 2" hose sounds a bit overkill and I'm not
too impressed with the NACA ducts I have on my KR fo
Cooling the gascolator ( fuel system in general ) is a good idea. I cool my
gascolator with a 1/2 SCAT tube coming off the air in the baffled area. I
see no reason why your NACA inlet won't work, but don't put any stock in
that. Check http://www.vansaircraft.com/index.htm
For NACA vents and othe
Why do you need cooling there? Two of my planes fly with uncooled
Gascolators, in the same place, and my KR2 without a Gascolator at all.
- Original Message -
From: "Neal Hornung"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 7:51 AM
Subject: KR> Gascolator Cooling
I wa
I was thinking of installing a NACA style intake on the right side of my
cowling to duct air through a short run of SCAT tubing to cool the gascolator.
I'm going to enclose the gascolator, which is on the passenger side bottom
corner of the firewall, on three sides with a one piece shield, with
I have pondered and procrastinated for several months on the ideal
location for a gascolator. I had even considered not putting one on at
all. Knowing that this relatively heavy chunk would be the last-ditch
defense against universal water intrusion, it had to be low-point in the
fuel system for
Jim
That is exactly how Vans sells his gascolator and furnishes the builder with a
plug if no primer is desired or used.
Ken, a low pressure fuel injection system like aircraft uses can have the fuel
dump above the fuel level. You cannot use this method with high pressure, high
volume recircula
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