X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:12:51 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5571821 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 31 May 2012 21:57:31 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.66; envelope-from=btsim1@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=DYv5FuIgcTFvYDe5x9QlHDFY34nqZ0r98LOA/RKJM+vPuM5283pGC+3cgPsc+5a5; h=Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:To:Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Mailer:Content-Type:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [209.86.224.43] (helo=elwamui-norfolk.atl.sa.earthlink.net) by elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1SaH6m-0001P9-Cn for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 31 May 2012 21:56:56 -0400 Received: from 75.240.147.25 by webmail.earthlink.net with HTTP; Thu, 31 May 2012 21:56:56 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <2612493.1338515816384.JavaMail.root@elwamui-norfolk.atl.sa.earthlink.net> X-Original-Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 20:56:56 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: Brad & Tracy Simmons Reply-To: Brad & Tracy Simmons X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Fuel vent check valves Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: EarthLink Zoo Mail 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 X-ELNK-Trace: 8c2ad83b7b2873c294f5150ab1c16ac07c540ca440b21de7a12fc3520a24d4cff85d5878f37a294c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 209.86.224.43

There= was an ES that actually caught fire and burned while being painted a few y= ears ago. I seem to recall that the painter was sanding around the opened f= uel caps while running a vaccum cleaner to keep trash out of the tank. Fuel= vapors ignited and caught the plane on fire.

 

Brad = Simmons

Airfr= ames Inc.

Milan= , TN
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From: vtailjeff@aol.com
S= ent: May 31, 2012 3:45 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] = Re: Fuel vent check valves

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

Jeff

Sent from my iPad

On May 31, 2012, at 12:09 PM, "Bill Bradburry" <bbradburry@bellsouth.net&g= t; wrote:

Thanks, Steve.

 

That is what I expect= ed 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 valv= es 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 th= e fuel caps off??  I want to be careful about pressurizing the tanks.&= nbsp; That is why I hoped to hear from Andair=E2=80=A6

 

Bill B

 

From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Steve Colwell
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 8:07 AM
<= B>To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Fuel vent check valves

 

Bill,<= /FONT>

 

Not normal!&n= bsp; 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 th= e vents modified in any way?  Early on I switched from the stock Plast= ic fuel caps to the optional Key Locking Aluminum Top Caps and that solved = a venting problem (out of the caps) for me.  Are you sure the Andair f= uel vent valves in the wing tips are in correctly?=

 

Steve Colwell=   Legacy IO-550

  <= /o:p>

I am still getting what I consider a lot of fuel = coming out 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