Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 09:38:31 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta1.adelphia.net ([64.8.50.175] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1) with ESMTP id 2502516 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 24 Jul 2003 08:53:40 -0400 Received: from worldwinds ([207.175.254.66]) by mta1.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.32 201-253-122-126-132-20030307) with SMTP id <20030724125946.IWQE7825.mta1.adelphia.net@worldwinds> for ; Thu, 24 Jul 2003 08:59:46 -0400 From: "Gary Casey" X-Original-To: "lancair list" Subject: fuel tank vents X-Original-Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 05:53:02 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal <<475 hours and counting. Quarter inch vent size has not been a problem. Jim Scales >I've got 1/4 inch fuel vents installed in the wings in my ES. Recently >another builder expressed some concern that the 1/4 inch vents are a bit >small and might be prone to plugging up with bugs and ice. I'm interested >in others' thoughts about this. Thanks.>> Which brings up a question - is there a redundant vent path built into the design? Are the caps vented via a "relief valve?" I have thought about adding a hole in the vent line at the high spot inside the wingtip (my wingtips will be screwed on so they will leak). My Cessna has a feature like this plus vented caps. Gary Casey ES #157, a long way from needing tank vents