Today's Message Index:
----------------------
1. 06:33 AM - Re: A fantastic flight today (jaybannist@cs.com)
2. 09:10 AM - Gascolator Wierdness - fuel turning yellow... (John Davis)
3. 10:35 AM - Re: Gascolator Wierdness - fuel turning yellow... (T. Graziano)
4. 11:15 AM - Re: Gascolator Wierdness - fuel turning yellow... (David Johnson)
5. 07:22 PM - 601 XL flyers or builders near Dayton (thesumak@aol.com)
Message 1
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: A fantastic flight today |
Scott Laughlin is a Prince.=C2- He has graciously offered to let me fly
his beautiful airplane to get some stick time in an XL before flying mine
, solo. He invited me to go flying with him yesterday and I took him up on
it.=C2- I was apprehensive, not about Scott=99s ability nor about
his airplane; just up tight about flight in general as a result of my acc
ident. The choppy air didn=99t help things, either.=C2- Scott is
obviously very comfortable with his airplane and handled it very competen
tly in the =9Cbouncy=9D air.=C2- I have flown many hours in
=9Cbucking bronco=9D type air, but on this day, I didn
=99t feel that I knew his airplane well enough to fly it in such unstable
air.=C2- In spite of that, I had a GREAT day - thanks to Scott.=C2-
Looking forward to many more great days,
Jay Bannister
Do not archive=C2-
-----Original Message-----
From: cookwithgas <cookwithgas@HOTMAIL.COM>
Guys:
Today I took a long lunch and met Jay Bannister at my hangar to go for a
short
flight. Jay is familiar with the DFW area and I was a little nervous flyi
ng so
close to class Bravo airspace inside the Mode C veil. Jay talked me throu
gh
some of the procedures and I contacted the tower and away we went. We fle
w
around some huge towers at Cedar Hill, then over to Midway Regional for a
touch
and go, then back over to Grand Prairie with another chat with the tower.
This
was20a thrill for me and much different from flying the vacant skies over
the
corn fields of Wahoo, Nebraska.
It was great to meet Jay who is a super guy and it was real nice of him to
help
ease my mind in the potentially busy DFW area. The airplane is making me
so
proud performing great after exceeding 131 hours today. It was a little
choppy
in the heat of the day, but the airplane is so sturdy and solid it was no
problem at all.
Have a great day,
Scott in Texas
601XL/Corvair
________________________________________________________________________
Email message sent from CompuServe - visit us today at http://www.cs.com
Message 2
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Gascolator Wierdness - fuel turning yellow... |
Hi All,
I'm using the gascolator that came with my quickbuild on my 601XL. It
looks like an Aircraft Spruce part.
The last two times I've sumped fuel from the gascolator the 100LL has
been yellow in color, looks like a urine sample almost. The tanks sump
fine ie 100LL blue and once I clear out the yellow fluid the engine runs
fine. I've only run 100LL and no mogas.
In talking with my A&P/Tech Counselor we've come to the conclusion that
the color must be coming from the gascolator finish. I've removed the
bowl and it does appear the finish (alodine) is dissolving ?
Has anyone else seen this ? My A&P hasnt ever seen this before and he's
a pretty experienced guy.
Thanks,
John Davis
N601JD @ 7A8
601XL - Jab 3300
Burnsville, NC
Message 3
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: Gascolator Wierdness - fuel turning yellow... |
John,
In the beginning, I sumped a discoloration also for some time, rather
brownish/yellowish in color. I attributed it to the sealant I used in
installing all my fittings, a brown colored Permatex product I believe. I
also use the gascolator from the kit - no problems.
Tony Graziano
XL/Jab; N493TG; 497 hrs.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Davis" <johnd@data-tech.com>
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 11:00 AM
Subject: Zenith-List: Gascolator Wierdness - fuel turning yellow...
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm using the gascolator that came with my quickbuild on my 601XL. It
> looks like an Aircraft Spruce part.
>
> The last two times I've sumped fuel from the gascolator the 100LL has been
> yellow in color, looks like a urine sample almost. The tanks sump fine ie
> 100LL blue and once I clear out the yellow fluid the engine runs fine.
> I've only run 100LL and no mogas.
>
> In talking with my A&P/Tech Counselor we've come to the conclusion that
> the color must be coming from the gascolator finish. I've removed the bowl
> and it does appear the finish (alodine) is dissolving ?
>
> Has anyone else seen this ? My A&P hasnt ever seen this before and he's a
> pretty experienced guy.
>
> Thanks,
> John Davis
> N601JD @ 7A8
> 601XL - Jab 3300
> Burnsville, NC
>
>
>
Message 4
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: Gascolator Wierdness - fuel turning yellow... |
I've seen this too. I have an Andair gascolator.
I suspected that the discolouration was coming from the rubber fuel lines,
so I put some fuel in a glass bottle with a short length of fuel line. After
a few days, the fuel was a brownish yellow. I have left the bottle now for
several months and it hasn't got any darker, so I assume that it was
something on the surface of the rubber that was being dissolved, possibly
some sort of lubricant used in the manufacture.
My next step will be to replace the contaminated fuel in the bottle with
fresh to see if that gets discoloured. One day I may get around to doing it!
601XL ready for test flight - grounded (in the UK)
Dave Johnson
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Davis" <johnd@data-tech.com>
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 5:00 PM
Subject: Zenith-List: Gascolator Wierdness - fuel turning yellow...
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm using the gascolator that came with my quickbuild on my 601XL. It
> looks like an Aircraft Spruce part.
>
> The last two times I've sumped fuel from the gascolator the 100LL has been
> yellow in color, looks like a urine sample almost. The tanks sump fine ie
> 100LL blue and once I clear out the yellow fluid the engine runs fine.
> I've only run 100LL and no mogas.
>
> In talking with my A&P/Tech Counselor we've come to the conclusion that
> the color must be coming from the gascolator finish. I've removed the bowl
> and it does appear the finish (alodine) is dissolving ?
>
> Has anyone else seen this ? My A&P hasnt ever seen this before and he's a
> pretty experienced guy.
>
> Thanks,
> John Davis
> N601JD @ 7A8
> 601XL - Jab 3300
> Burnsville, NC
>
>
>
Message 5
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | 601 XL flyers or builders near Dayton |
Weather permitting, I am flying my Ercoupe to the National Convention to be held
at Middletown airport near the end of this month (June 25-28).? I was wondering
if there were any XL pilots nearby who might want to swap a ride in my Ercoupe
for a ride in your XL.? I could fly out to your field or meet you at the
Ercoupe convention site.? Also, if there are builders in the area who might like
to show off their projects to another builder, I could help with that.? I'm
building a 601 XL from a regular kit.? Just finished my second wing.? If interested
please contact me off list.? I'm flying from Morgantown, WV so I guess
this could also work for anyone along my route.
Cheers,
Bill
do not archive
Other Matronics Email List Services
These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.
-- Please support this service by making your Contribution today! --
|