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| Subject: | Re: Fuel smell in cockpit |
Hi Jim,
I too had a trace fuel odor for a long time and found the rubber seals
at a drain fitting were seeping, not leaking.
Just enough to evaporate and keep the smell in the air. I replaced the
rings with a nylon type and torqued them down
snug and haven't had the smell since. If they don't leak or seep, you
should not have any fuel odor.
Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com
Jim Belcher wrote:
>
> The autogas part of this gives me cause to wonder. Years ago, I got an STC on
> a certificated aircraft to burn autogas. The autogas attacked the seals in the
> fuel system, causing leakage, and yes, you guessed it, the smell of gas. When
> I returned to using avgas, the leakage and smell went away.
>
> I'm not saying this is the problem, but I do wonder.
>
>
>
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