X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop-Diagnostic: (direct reply)\eX-PolluStop-Score: 0.00\eX-PolluStop: Scanned with Niversoft PolluStop 2.1 RC1, http://www.niversoft.com/pollustop Return-Path: Received: from smtpauth04.mail.atl.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c4) with ESMTP id 870030 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 14 Apr 2005 23:21:56 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.64; envelope-from=Dastaten@earthlink.net Received: from [24.238.206.157] (helo=earthlink.net) by smtpauth04.mail.atl.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1DMHOI-0004EG-Ki for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 14 Apr 2005 23:21:10 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=simple; s=test1; d=earthlink.net; h=Message-ID:Date:From:User-Agent:X-Accept-Language:MIME-Version:To:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=VVS4ER5tRrKHav8wEo++C5fc9ShGwY7ULNza1OMzk+0Yd3rQkgTct1BS8PtYonBp; Message-ID: <425F334B.9070904@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:21:47 -0500 From: David Staten User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Hoses: Firesleeve, stainless, bare? References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ELNK-Trace: 9a30bff84e6cb88f95c85d38d22416599ef193a6bfc3dd4834cb65dfc14bbbe19f7e6df4d10a14957510c956a98deb90350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 24.238.206.157 I guess the big question is.. why pay for the stainless weight and looks if you are gonna cover it with firesleeve. Obviously in your case it was an add-on.. but starting from the get-go, I am thinking I will dispense with the "pretty" and go with function. Dave Paul wrote: > Hi, Dave....I added firesleeve to my stainless fuel lines after > experiencing vapor lock and a forced landing. Should have done it > earlier. I purchased it from a local hydraulic hose shop, but you > could probably do better searching on the internet. I highly recommend > the firesleeve. It not only halps protects against fire, but provides > an insulation layer around the fuel hose to keep it cooler. Paul > Conner Rotary powered SQ2000 in Mobile, AL > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Staten" > > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:21 AM > Subject: [FlyRotary] Hoses: Firesleeve, stainless, bare? > > >> I wanted to take this time to ping the group and determine a course >> of action. I am getting ready to order my hoses and material and >> wanted to inquire about firesleeving on oil and fuel lines. I have >> noticed several pics that have just stainless braided lines on the >> engines. What is the conventional wisdom... and what would an A&P do >> (if there are some here). >> >> I am inclined to believe the stainless is more for looks, and >> abrasion resistance... but doesn't really add much in the >> fire-proofing or fire-resistance category. Aircraft Spruce sells >> firesleeving that is supposed to give 15 minutes direct flame >> resistance. >> >> Any guidance, experience or data would be appreciated. >> >> Dave >> >> >>>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >>> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.9 - Release Date: 4/13/2005 >> >> > > > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> >