X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 16:45:36 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-da02.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.144] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5571202 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 31 May 2012 15:19:18 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.105.144; envelope-from=vtailjeff@aol.com Received: from mtaout-db05.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-db05.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.197]) by imr-da02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q4VJIRhG025917 for ; Thu, 31 May 2012 15:18:27 -0400 Received: from [10.41.12.25] (mobile-166-147-068-040.mycingular.net [166.147.68.40]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-db05.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id 46114E0000D5; Thu, 31 May 2012 15:18:24 -0400 (EDT) References: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPad Mail 8L1) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-6--592548157 X-Original-Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPad Mail (8L1) From: vtailjeff@aol.com Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Fuel vent check valves X-Original-Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 14:18:18 -0500 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:440942784:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33c54fc7c4004114 X-AOL-IP: 166.147.68.40 --Apple-Mail-6--592548157 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Be careful with a vacuum cleaner and fuel tanks. Static discharge can ruin y= ou day (and your airplane)! Jeff Sent from my iPad On May 31, 2012, at 12:09 PM, "Bill Bradburry" wr= ote: > Thanks, Steve. >=20 > =20 >=20 > That is what I expected should happen. I sent an email to Andair a couple= of days ago but no response so far. I was asking them for ways to test the= check valves in place. They are not the easiest thing to access to remove.= I plan to try to test them today. Probably a vacuum cleaner with the fuel= caps off?? I want to be careful about pressurizing the tanks. That is why= I hoped to hear from Andair=E2=80=A6 >=20 > =20 >=20 > Bill B >=20 > =20 >=20 > From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ste= ve Colwell > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 8:07 AM > To: lml@lancaironline.net > Subject: [LML] Fuel vent check valves >=20 > =20 >=20 > Bill, >=20 > =20 >=20 > Not normal! You should be able to carry 32 gal. per side without venting.= Is your fuel system per the plans from wing tanks to the engine? Are the v= ents modified in any way? Early on I switched from the stock Plastic fuel c= aps to the optional Key Locking Aluminum Top Caps and that solved a venting p= roblem (out of the caps) for me. Are you sure the Andair fuel vent valves i= n the wing tips are in correctly? >=20 > =20 >=20 > Steve Colwell Legacy IO-550 >=20 > =20 >=20 > I am still getting what I consider a lot of fuel coming out of the fuel ve= nts on my Legacy. I no longer put more than about 20 gal in each tank but I= am still getting leakage from the vents. >=20 > =20 >=20 > Is this normal? What should I check and how should I go about it? >=20 > =20 >=20 > Bill B --Apple-Mail-6--592548157 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

Be careful with a vacuum cleaner and fu= el tanks. Static discharge can ruin you day (and your airplane)!

<= br>

Jeff

Sent from my iPad

On May 31, 2012, a= t 12:09 PM, "Bill Bradburry" <bbradburry@bellsouth.net> wrote:

Thanks, Steve.=

That is what I expected should happen. I sent an email to Andair a couple of days ago but no response= so far. I was asking them for ways to test the check valves in place.&nbs= p; They are not the easiest thing to access to remove. I plan to try to test t= hem today. Probably a vacuum cleaner with the fuel caps off?? I want= to be careful about pressurizing the tanks. That is why I hoped to hear f= rom Andair=E2=80=A6

Bill B

From: Lancai= r Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On B= ehalf Of Steve Colwell
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 8= :07 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.n= et
Subject: [LML] Fuel vent chec= k valves

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<= span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D">Not normal= ! You should be able to carry 32 gal. per side without venting. Is your fuel system per the plans from wing tanks to the engine? Are the vents= modified in any way? Early on I switched from the stock Plastic fuel c= aps to the optional Key Locking Aluminum Top Caps and that solved a venting prob= lem (out of the caps) for me. Are you sure the Andair fuel vent valves in t= he wing tips are in correctly?

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<= span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D">Steve Colw= ell Legacy IO-550

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I am still getting what I consider a lot of fuel coming o= ut of the fuel vents on my Legacy. I no longer put more than about 20 gal= in each tank but I am still getting leakage from the vents.

Is this normal? What should I check and how should I= go about it?

Bill B

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