X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:54:40 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta11.charter.net ([216.33.127.80] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.6) with ESMTP id 3072718 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:00:24 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.33.127.80; envelope-from=LHenney@charter.net Received: from aarprv04.charter.net ([10.20.200.74]) by mta11.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.03.00 201-2186-126-20070710) with ESMTP id <20080812125937.OJII21239.mta11.charter.net@aarprv04.charter.net> for ; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:59:37 -0400 Received: from LHenneyLaptop ([97.93.200.118]) by aarprv04.charter.net with ESMTP id <20080812125937.GSIK7436.aarprv04.charter.net@LHenneyLaptop> for ; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:59:37 -0400 From: "LHenney" X-Original-To: "Lancair List" Subject: FW: Fuel Filters X-Original-Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:59:36 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <007301c8fc7b$4657b830$650fa8c0@LHenneyLaptop> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0074_01C8FC51.5D81B030" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: Acj8eg0WPaxxspBXSqaGe8FHEBy5QQAAJfLQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Chzlrs: 0 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0074_01C8FC51.5D81B030 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bryan, I use a header tank. Therefore, I use an automotive cheap plastic filter on the lines from the wings to the header tank. As a rule I add fuel through the wings 90% of the time. This gives the fuel one filtration on the way to the engine. I also have a gascolator down stream of the header. I consider this the weakest point in the fuel system and probably would not have installed it were I to do it over again. I never get water or dirt out of the gascolator with the fuel being filtered from the wings to the header. The gascolator just looks like a fuel leak waiting to happen imo. As far as those external gaskets are concerned I usually install them dry. Larry Henney 850 hrs LNC2 _____ From: Bryan Wullner [mailto:vonjet@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 1:27 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Fuel Filters 320/360 flyers. Are you using in-line fuel filters? If so which ones do you recommend and where are you putting them? I have the following set up: wings feed header. Header feeds engine. I can not feed from wings to engine. I have the Andair Gascolator with fine screen but I want to know if I should put another filter in place somewhere and if so where. Thanks Bryan ------=_NextPart_000_0074_01C8FC51.5D81B030 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Bryan,

I use a header tank. = Therefore, I use an automotive cheap plastic filter on the lines from the wings to the = header tank. As a rule I add fuel through the wings 90% of the time. = This gives the fuel one filtration on the way to the engine. I also have a = gascolator down stream of the header. I consider this the weakest point in the = fuel system and probably would not have installed it were I to do it over again. I = never get water or dirt out of the gascolator with the fuel being filtered from = the wings to the header. The gascolator just looks like a fuel leak = waiting to happen imo.

As far as those external gaskets = are concerned I usually install them dry.

Larry = Henney

850 = hrs

LNC2

From: Bryan = Wullner [mailto:vonjet@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 11, = 2008 1:27 PM
To: = lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: Fuel = Filters

320/360 flyers. Are you using in-line fuel filters? = If so which ones do you recommend and where are you putting them? =
I have the following set up:
wings feed header. Header feeds engine. I can not feed from wings = to engine. I have the Andair Gascolator with fine screen but I want = to know if I should put another filter in place somewhere and if so where.
Thanks
Bryan

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