Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #67055
From: Gary Casey <casey.gary@yahoo.com>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: Gascolator extension for ES
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:43:43 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
George,
Yes, I built one like that.  First, I thought the one for the kit was too small, so I bought, from Lancair I think, a bigger gascolator.  I mounted it ahead of the firewall very low and at the center.  It bolted right to the firewall so that the fitting extended rearward and that was the firewall penetration.  I built an insulated aluminum box around it and then built a NACA-style drain port/cooling air inlet into the center cowl/strut fairing.  The box was made from the Lancair-supplied box.  I ran a duct from what originally was the inlet up to the fuel pump for cooling that.  Finally, a quick-drain allows me to check it on every pre-flight.  Here's a picture looking straight up.  The other, larger port is a cooling air outlet built into the back of the nose strut fairing.
Gary Casey



All,

Just wondering if any of the ES drivers have installed a Gascolator =
extension to be able to check during pre-flight?

If so, how did you install it, access it, and where to get the parts.

Thank you

George

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