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craigb(at)onthenet.com.au
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:52 pm Post subject: fuel selectors etc

Just a quick survey, on what people are using in the way of fuel selectors

gascolators etc, I am thinking of the andair (seem most people like these)

selector and the STC - PMA gascolator, to be used with one of the 140hp

fuel injected 914's, any thoughts, issues i might have with this combo

would be appreciated



thanks

9:46 PM

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nwcmc(at)tiscali.co.uk
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:03 am Post subject: fuel selectors etc

With regards to Andair gascolators I think they are a very good product.

However rather than speculating their capabilities or limitations it

might be worth getting Andy Phillips (producer of Andair products) to

comment on any concerns. I know he operates an RV which no doubt uses

one of his gascolators. I am sure he has researched his products well

before designing and manufacture and would be the best person to answer

questions.



Nigel Charles



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rparigor(at)suffolk.lib.n
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:24 am Post subject: fuel selectors etc

Hi Nigel



"might be worth getting Andy Phillips (producer of Andair products) to

comment on any concerns. I know he operates an RV which no doubt uses

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		   one of his gascolators. I am sure he has researched his products well

 before designing and manufacture and would be the best person to answer

 questions."


	


For what it's worth, I did exactly that prior to using two Andair 375s on

914 install. I wanted to hear from the horses mouth that it would be an

acceptable practice to use a gasculator as both a water trap and fuel

filter.



The answer was an absolute affirmative (very nice guy and willing to

answer any and all questions about his product), there is no sense in

using supplied Europa Purolator filters prior to 375s. There is 1 caveat,

this is speaking of the newest product which uses a pleated element that

has a reasonable amount of surface area. The old style element you can 

see if you go to home page when the invisible bowl happens to the upper

left pic. (does not thrill me as far as filter area goes).



Another note in general on using parts on airplanes, when you are not in a

rush, inspect all things being used like your life depends on it, like of

course it does. Use very good bright lights, and magnifiers and look at

things like you know there is something wrong and it is your mission in

life to find it, which it is as a homebuilder, user, maintainer.



I found such a problem with one of the elements of our 375s supplied by

Aircraft Spruce. When looking inside the element where the pleated filter

is glued together through the threaded intake, could see that some of the

adhesive did not quite make it to an area that would allow larger

particles than desired to get through, but more important there was some

debris hardly stuck to the glue bond (this is on the inside of filter), I

am certain it had potential to break loose and get swept downstream. Was

replaced free of charge. Replacement was fine, and I looked at a few

others of other homebuilders and they were fine, but like everything

check. 



Off topic, but during inspection of Airmaster prop right after received, I

noticed that the about 3/8" of the tip of nickel lead edge was not bonded,

adhesive was missing. I was able to slip a piece of paper in there! After

talking to Airmaster, then to Warp Drive they said they never heard of

that, I sent a picture with up some very close ups and one had a thin

piece of paper actual in it. Warp Drive repaired, very nice job, but check

your stuff. You really could not see defect very easily at all in normal

light with naked eyes.



Andair makes very nice stuff!



BTW if you want to maintain the black painted witness marks on bowl of 375

gasculator, don't wipe bowl with isopropyl alcohol. It removes paint. 



Ron Parigoris

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rick(at)amimotormanagemen
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:37 am Post subject: fuel selectors etc

Andy's a great bloke and his products are well respected amonst the rv crowd. I have one on my rv7. They are also fitted to Diamond and Cirus amongst others.



Rick Morris 

G-RIKS xs

G-RMRV rv7A



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