X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:30:47 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc2-s6.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.142] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.10) with ESMTP id 2120147 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:20:43 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.142; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.250.89]) by bay0-omc2-s6.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:20:05 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:20:05 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: Received: from 67.40.126.214 by BAY115-DAV17.phx.gbl with DAV; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:20:02 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [67.40.126.214] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Sender: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: L235 wingtank vents X-Original-Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:20:07 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0185_01C7B2B7.9CA4BDF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.50.0034.2000 Seal-Send-Time: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:20:08 -0700 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Jun 2007 04:20:05.0305 (UTC) FILETIME=[47661290:01C7B2F2] X-Original-Return-Path: gary21sn@hotmail.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0185_01C7B2B7.9CA4BDF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is directed to builders of the early 235s. I bought an 'almost = complete' project, kit no. 11. The wing tanks each have two vent = outlets. One I have traced to to top of the tank near the gascap. The = other outlet at the root also vents into the wing tank, as confirmed by = pressure buildup, with cap, outlet and other vent plugged. =20 I can't find any indication in the builders book of where in the fuel = tank this vent might originate ... i.e. up high, or possibly down low, = perhaps to serve as part of a sight-gage outlet. Would appreciate any info or suggestions from builders of this early = version, who might recall discussion among fellow builders back then. Thanks, Terrence O'Neill L235/320 N211AL Terrance, The only wing fuel tank vent specified in the 235 builders manual and on = the plans is the one you indicate that is routed from near the fuel = filler cap to the bottom of the wing tip. The other mystery vent would = be a builder addition. The only other additional tank tubes indicated = in the manual and plans was an optional site gage with tubes in the = header tank. No doubt you have used and mirror and light to search for the other end = of the tube in the tank. Gary Edwards LNC2 N21SN 235/320 #212 ------=_NextPart_000_0185_01C7B2B7.9CA4BDF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This is = directed to=20 builders of the early 235s. I bought an 'almost complete' project, = kit no.=20 11. The wing tanks each have two vent outlets. One I have = traced to=20 to top of the tank near the gascap. The other outlet at the root = also=20 vents into the wing tank, as confirmed by pressure buildup, with cap, = outlet and=20 other vent plugged.

I can't find = any indication=20 in the builders book of where in the fuel tank this vent might originate = ..=20 i.e. up high, or possibly down low, perhaps to serve as part of a = sight-gage=20 outlet.

Would = appreciate any info=20 or suggestions from builders of this early version, who might recall = discussion=20 among fellow builders back then.

Thanks,

Terrence=20 O'Neill

L235/320 =20 N211AL

Terrance,

The only wing fuel tank vent = specified=20 in the 235 builders manual and on the plans is the one you indicate = that is=20 routed from near the fuel filler cap to the bottom of the wing = tip. =20 The other mystery vent would be a builder addition. The only = other=20 additional tank tubes indicated in the manual and plans was an = optional=20 site gage with tubes in the header tank.

No doubt you have used and = mirror and=20 light to search for the other end of the tube in the tank.

Gary Edwards

LNC2 N21SN

235/320=20 #212

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