Gary & Jim,

Thanks for the response.  Man o Man what a cool looking panel on the bottom of your plane Gary.  That was some really nice vent and glass work.  But, since mine is mounted in a similar fashion to Jim's I will try and copy his method which is really awesome and practical.  Plus, since I don't have any glass work experience, I think that I can fashion up something close.  

By the way Jim, what is that small tube angling back drain?  My goal is to get the drain for the fuel to angle back away from the nose gear wheel pant.  I hate that every time I prime it gets stained fuel on it.  I think for hot starts my simple solution is to turn the nose wheel before I shut down.

Thanks for the great detail and explanation Gents.

George

On Sep 19, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Gary Casey <casey.gary@yahoo.com> wrote:

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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