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2. 01:31 PM - Re: Swelling gas cap (ledson)
3. 04:59 PM - Re: Swelling gas cap (Hugh McKay)
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| Subject: | Re: Swelling gas cap |
Is the cap tension adjustable?. I seem to recall Thom Riddle, the previou
s owner of my plane, saying it was and that it was always a trade-off bet
ween having it tight enough to seal, yet loose enough to get it on & off.
Brad Kramer
N221FA
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From: ledson [mailto:Larryedson@ymail.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 09:45 PM
Subject: Allegro-List: Swelling gas cap
p on my allegro 2000 is getting very difficult to remove and replace. I B
elieve the the plastic cap has swelled or expanded to the point that it c
an't be removed with out the use of pliers. I thought that it might be th
e O ring that was causing the problem, so I removed the O ring and tried
putting the gas cap on. No luck. It was still just as tight. If anyone ha
s had this problem and knows a fix, please let me know. Thanks,LarryN4362
CRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=
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| Subject: | Re: Swelling gas cap |
I've been using auto gas with ethanol since I've owned the airplane and the
PO only used auto gas.
Yes, the gas cap can be adjusted using a small nut inside the cap. But I know
that isn't the problem.
I may consider buying a new cap from Aircraft Spruce. I was hoping that there
may be a solution to the problem that doesn't involve buying a new cap.
Thanks,
Larry
N4362C
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| Subject: | Re: Swelling gas cap |
The only problem I have had with my Allegro 2000 gas cap was that it
began to leak gas from the key slot (it was a lockable gas cap). I
replaced it with a cap from Lockwood Aviation that had no key/lock.
Problem solved. No more leaking of fuel. My Allegro 2000 is almost eight
years old (678 hours on the Rotax 80 hp 912UL engine). I have had no
problem with the Gas cap being too tight. I use only 93 Octane Ethanol
free gas.
Hugh G. McKay III, P.E.
Senior Consultant
Worldwide Engineering Inc.
4090 North NC Hwy. 16
Denver, NC 28037
Ph. 704-661-8271
Fax 704-483-5466
email hgmckay@bellsouth.net
http://www.wwegeo.com
From: brad@vision-technology.com
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: Allegro-List: Swelling gas cap
Is the cap tension adjustable?. I seem to recall Thom Riddle, the
previous owner of my plane, saying it was and that it was always a
trade-off between having it tight enough to seal, yet loose enough to
get it on & off.
Brad Kramer
N221FA
-----Original Message-----
From: ledson [mailto:Larryedson@ymail.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 09:45 PM
To: allegro-list@matronics.com
Subject: Allegro-List: Swelling gas cap
cap on my allegro 2000 is getting very difficult to remove and replace.
I Believe the the plastic cap has swelled or expanded to the point that
it can't be removed with out the use of pliers. I thought that it might
be the O ring that was causing the problem, so I removed the O ring and
tried putting the gas cap on. No luck. It was still just as tight. If
anyone has had this problem and knows a fix, please let me know. Thanks,
Larry N4362C Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=437597#437597
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