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Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:34:19 -0400
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Help, intermittent fuel leak ((Solved!!))
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From: WALTER B KERR <jbker@juno.com>

Bernie K. wrote:

> Right now, my   best guess it that there was a dry joint that 
> leaked. Had
> not run engine in about 2 weeks.
> 
> Bernie
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Think I resolved the leaking problem this morning. 

1st I poured fuel on the floor to simulate the puddle had under the
airplane and it was obvious that I had dumped much more fuel than the
overflow line can hold. Looked like at least 3 cubic inches worth on the
floor and calculated the total vent line volume to be half that much.

2nd , Clicked the fuel pump on and man it shot a large stream out of the
first connection in the rail after the fuel filter. Upon inspection, the
barb on the rail was not captured by the clamp. This occurred probably
because when I pulled the engine to take to Bruce T's, it probably got
pulled back off the barb. It maybe was never over the barb :>(  .  I will
turn the pump on to confirm the wet theory, but am convinced that is the
solution.

How long has this condition gone unnoticed?? Yuk who knows?  The high
pressure fuel lines with EFI systems scare me more than anything else in
this installation. Believe that is why you see what seems to be so many
mory vehicles burning along the highway compared to years gone by. Dead
sticking an engine out is preferable every day of the week compared to an
inflight fire. Considering thinking about a firewall fire system.

OK Laura, Bernie used one of his "Cat lives"

Bernie, hope to be flying again soon