Message-ID: <00b401c05648$a282f7a0$8238de9e@colwell>
From: "Steve & Claudette Colwell" <colwell@innercite.com>
To: <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
References: <003801c05634$80101680$e5b188ce@pavilion>
Subject: Re: Charlie Kohler's comments on fuel vent scoops
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 10:58:33 -0800
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Seems to me that a lot of builders are planning a fuel filter
> between the fuel selector and the boost pump, but that violates Charlie's
> dictum not to have one ahead of the pump, and also poses real problems of
> fuel on the cockpit floor when you change the filter element.  What to do?

Compromise! or find a place downstream from the pump FWF.  Crud in fuel can
cause engine stoppage at worst and plugged injectors if it gets by a
gascolator at best.  The Fram HPG1 with its replaceable paper element (looks
like a little oil filter) has only one downside I can see and that's weight.
The concern about fuel in the cockpit during service is minimal since you
would drain the bowl of all but an oz or so thru the sump drain and put two
old towels under everything to catch any dribbles.

The heaviest part of the Fram is the Steel Bowl. If enough of us end up
using this filter, someone could duplicate the bowl in aluminum on cnc
equipment.  When I was just a simple yacht merchant, the first thing we
installed on a new boat was a large capacity diesel fuel filter, solved a
lot of service headaches.    Steve

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