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Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel cutoff valve necessary?
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 16:23:06 -0600
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Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel cutoff valve necessary?
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From: "Mark R Steitle" <mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Ernest,
All I know is that it's a pain in the arse when I have to work on the
car's fuel system (no tank drain or shut-off valve).  It brings to mind
a few choice words for the engineers in Detroit.  Seems someone makes a
simple little valve that would be light enough to justify having on
board. =20

Or, you could drain the tank(s) if/when the need arises. =20

Mark S.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Ernest Christley
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 4:15 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel cutoff valve necessary?

Mark R Steitle wrote:

>Ernest,=20
>If I can ask, without a shutoff valve, how would you service/replace
>your fuel pump (short of draining the tank)?
>
>Mark S.
>
> =20
>

The same way everyone does it...that is to say, "I haven't a clue." 8*)

How would you service/replace the valve (short of draining the tank)?

Not trying to be funny there.  Really, how would you.  Would you have to

service a pump any more than you would the valve?  For a minute, I was=20
thinking that you'd add a small service valve directly under the tank,=20
but  all that does is move the problem around and increase the
complexity.=20

Method 1) Would draining the tank be all that difficult?  Fly it down to

5gal (more than VFR min), land, disconnect the fuel line and use the=20
pump to fill a gas can or two.

Method 2) Have a section of rubber hose before the pump.  Standard=20
vice-grip clamp cutoff.

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