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3. 05:56 PM - Re: Fuel Lines (Larry)
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Hello folks. Looking for advice on fuel lines.
My (limited) understanding from the plans is that a single line goes
from the tank to the gascolator mounted behind the seats and that the
lines are attached on either end with hose barbs and gear clamps.
I am not sure how the wings are removed and attached with this
system. Even if you only remove the wings a few times over the
life of the plane, Im worried things could get ugly. From my
experience, it is often necessary to cut fuel hoses to remove from
fuel barbs. Even if you can can remove without cutting, the fit on
reinstallation is not very good.
Are my concerns unwarranted? Is my small brain just a bit frozen
(yeah back down to -30C - yikes).
I have been salivating over the nice aeroquip fittings and hoses at
aircraft spruce but the cost is a bit much and the choices of fittings
and hose are bewildering to say the least. Can anyone point me to
a good primer on selection and construction of aircraft fuel lines if
this is the way to go?. I have had no luck with web searches,
Matronix lists, the aeroquip web page, AC 43.13, etc.
The only really decent and reasonably priced source I have found for
AN grade fittings and lines is JEGS (auto race supply firm) but am
concerned that the AN fittings are not really AN grade.
I have to upgrade all my fuel lines and fittings to 3/8" to meet
Canadian Amateur Built regulations so have to replace the supplies
provided with the kit regardless.
Any suggestions on reasonably priced fuel lines?
Do you need sealant on brass fuel fittings and aluminum - brass fuel
fittings?
Boy, do I need a good reference on fuel systems (or a lot of help from
my listing buddies)!
Thanx gang.
Cpt Vic
CH701 C-GCPT (res)
tail done, installing fuel and electrical in wings
Whitehorse, Yukon
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Another great EAA resource,
A Fuel Systems Review
Sport Aviation - 6/93
Tony Bingelis
Joe Motis
WW Corvair builder and Pietenpol dreamer
No Archivos
In a message dated 1/23/2009 12:02:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
vmenkal@mac.com writes:
--> Zenith701801-List message posted by: Victor Menkal <vmenkal@mac.com>
Hello folks. Looking for advice on fuel lines.
My (limited) understanding from the plans is that a single line goes
from the tank to the gascolator mounted behind the seats and that the
lines are attached on either end with hose barbs and gear clamps.
I am not sure how the wings are removed and attached with this
system. Even if you only remove the wings a few times over the
life of the plane, Im worried things could get ugly. From my
experience, it is often necessary to cut fuel hoses to remove from
fuel barbs. Even if you can can remove without cutting, the fit on
reinstallation is not very good.
Are my concerns unwarranted? Is my small brain just a bit frozen
(yeah back down to -30C - yikes).
I have been salivating over the nice aeroquip fittings and hoses at
aircraft spruce but the cost is a bit much and the choices of fittings
and hose are bewildering to say the least. Can anyone point me to
a good primer on selection and construction of aircraft fuel lines if
this is the way to go?. I have had no luck with web searches,
Matronix lists, the aeroquip web page, AC 43.13, etc.
The only really decent and reasonably priced source I have found for
AN grade fittings and lines is JEGS (auto race supply firm) but am
concerned that the AN fittings are not really AN grade.
I have to upgrade all my fuel lines and fittings to 3/8" to meet
Canadian Amateur Built regulations so have to replace the supplies
provided with the kit regardless.
Any suggestions on reasonably priced fuel lines?
Do you need sealant on brass fuel fittings and aluminum - brass fuel
fittings?
Boy, do I need a good reference on fuel systems (or a lot of help from
my listing buddies)!
Thanx gang.
Cpt Vic
CH701 C-GCPT (res)
tail done, installing fuel and electrical in wings
Whitehorse, Yukon
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Just use regular auto type fuel lines and make them extra long. That
way if you do have to cut them, you have plenty to re-connect by cutting
off the used part and sliding the new hose over the barbs. Worst case
you can always put a barbed union it for extra hose. That's the way I
do it. Take care, Larry, N1345L
Victor Menkal wrote:
>
> Hello folks. Looking for advice on fuel lines.
>
> My (limited) understanding from the plans is that a single line goes
> from the tank to the gascolator mounted behind the seats and that the
> lines are attached on either end with hose barbs and gear clamps.
>
> I am not sure how the wings are removed and attached with this
> system. Even if you only remove the wings a few times over the life
> of the plane, Im worried things could get ugly. From my experience,
> it is often necessary to cut fuel hoses to remove from fuel barbs.
> Even if you can can remove without cutting, the fit on reinstallation is
> not very good.
>
> Are my concerns unwarranted? Is my small brain just a bit frozen (yeah
> back down to -30C - yikes).
>
> I have been salivating over the nice aeroquip fittings and hoses at
> aircraft spruce but the cost is a bit much and the choices of fittings
> and hose are bewildering to say the least. Can anyone point me to a
> good primer on selection and construction of aircraft fuel lines if this
> is the way to go?. I have had no luck with web searches, Matronix
> lists, the aeroquip web page, AC 43.13, etc.
>
> The only really decent and reasonably priced source I have found for AN
> grade fittings and lines is JEGS (auto race supply firm) but am
> concerned that the AN fittings are not really AN grade.
>
> I have to upgrade all my fuel lines and fittings to 3/8" to meet
> Canadian Amateur Built regulations so have to replace the supplies
> provided with the kit regardless.
>
> Any suggestions on reasonably priced fuel lines?
>
> Do you need sealant on brass fuel fittings and aluminum - brass fuel
> fittings?
>
> Boy, do I need a good reference on fuel systems (or a lot of help from
> my listing buddies)!
>
> Thanx gang.
>
> Cpt Vic
>
> CH701 C-GCPT (res)
> tail done, installing fuel and electrical in wings
> Whitehorse, Yukon
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