Those glass bowls were pretty hefty and hard as nails... I expect it was
not the glass that broke but the body (top ) of the gascolator. Like any
other fitting on the fuel system if it breaks that is not good. Don't
forget the location of that glass bowl is the lowest part of the whole fuel
system. As to whether or not Lynn's filters are susceptible to fracture I'm
sure the manufacturers have done studies on it.
Noel
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From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of akflyer
Sent: March 11, 2010 6:53 PM
To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
Subject: Re: Northstar problems
Lyn something to think about.. Pipers originally came out with a glass
gascolator. There are an ungodly amount of cub drivers up here that
crashed, survived the impact but were trapped or pinned in the wreckage.
The gascolator would break and the ensuing fires would kill the otherwise
pretty much unharmed pilot. I know one of my flying buddies that watched a
guy he had just checked out in a cub do an accelerated stall and go in. By
the time my buddy was able to land and get over to the wreckage all he could
hear was his friend screaming as he was burning up... He would have survived
that wreck had the glass not been in place in the fuel system.
I don't think you can find a cub or piper around here anymore that has glass
in the fuel system.
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