Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #61434
From: Bill Bradburry <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: the List
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:23:53 -0600
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

These check valves were included in my Lancair kit and were installed as fuel vent check valves in the fuel tanks in the wings.  They appear to work well, but you need to ensure that the vent lines from the check valve to the fuel tank go downhill toward the tank.  If they don’t, fuel that surges up and closes the check valve, will sit in the line till the valve opens due to suction and then drain out onto the ground and blow back all over the wing tips.  Since we are mixing oil with the fuel it makes quite a mess.

 

Don’t ask me how I came across this amazing information!  :>(

 

Bill

 


From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 11:45 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: the List

 

>Can you direct me to your source of these check valves

 

Kelly,

I bought them straight from Andair in the U.K. off of their web site.

 

>Also I presume that the valves have a very low cracking pressure for this position in your fuel system

 

That is correct.

 

 

T Mann

 

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