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Ted French

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 54
Location: Kelowna BC Canada

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:54 am Post subject: Gascolator requirement

I just had the final inspection on my RV-10 in Kelowna. Everything went well

but Transport Canada is insisting that I need to install a gascolator at the

lowest point in the fuel system.



I don't see how to install a gascolator at the lowest point, which has to be

the tank outlets. I want it on the downstream side of the fuel pump, and the

only mounting choices I see is to mount it on the firewall somewhere.



Has anyone else mounted a gascolator and if so where did you mount it.



I'm open to suggestions



Ted French C-FXCS

RV-10 almost ready to go.

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Jack.Phillips(at)cardinal
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:23 am Post subject: Gascolator requirement

Ted,



I'm nowhere near that point on my RV-10, but on the previous airplane I

built, I located the gascolator on the firewall as you are describing.

Check out a Piper Cherokee, which has a similar fuel system.  The

gascolator is located low on the firewall, but is higher than the fuel

tank sump drains as you describe.



One thing to be careful of when mounting the gascolator on the firewall:

Be sure it is high enough that if you make a bad landing and wipe the

landing gear off the plane, the gascolator will not be the lowest point

on the airplane.  You want it high enough that the plane can rest on the

firewall without any chance of damaging the gascolator and causing a

fuel leak and fire



Jack Phillips

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jimandlaura(at)peoplepc.c
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:36 am Post subject: Gascolator requirement

Ted,



I put two gascolators in my RV-6. One in each wingroot. Believe it or not, there is room, but it would be difficult to install with your wings on. I put them just in front of the spar and low enough so the drain was below the wingroot fairings. Maintenance was a bit of a pain, especially the safety wire after cleaning. However, it was well worth it. During the first year of flying, it filtered a lot of debris out of the line. The debris was mainly thin pieces of pro-seal from the edges of the fillets (sp?) inside the tanks. It's way better to catch the crap there in you wingroot, then let it get into your valve and fuel pumps.  



I got the idea from an old Rviator and it worked great. I'm glad I did it on the 6 and I'm planning to do the same on the 10.



v/r, Jim

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I just had the final inspection on my RV-10 in Kelowna. Everything went well but Transport Canada is insisting that I need to install a gascolator at the lowest point in the fuel system.

      

I don't see how to install a gascolator at the lowest point, which has to be the tank outlets. I want it on the downstream side of the fuel pump, and the only mounting choices I see is to mount it on the firewall somewhere.

      

Has anyone else mounted a gascolator and if so where did you mount it.

     

I'm open to suggestions

      

Ted French C-FXCS

RV-10 almost ready to go.

      

      

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