3 rotor wrote:

my plane, RV-6A with a O-320,  has never had a gascolator.  it has been
flying for 6 years.  back then an actual FAA employee inspected my plane.  i
have two in-line filters.   but, it is their game and their ball, so you do
what they say and move on.  i will admit that those panel labels they
required have all fallen off, but then, no one else flys my plane.   kevin
800+hrs
----- Original Message -----
From: "ACRE NL" <rotaryeng@earthlink.net>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 4:32 PM
Subject: Gascolator

Mark Steitle wrote:

I'll soon be starting on the fuel system for my 20B Lancair ES.  Not

FWF,

but everything aft of the firewall.  I was planning on plumbing two

RWS

electric pumps & filters in parallel, downstream of the fuel

selector

valve.

The Lancair manual was written assuming I am doing a typical engine
installation and calls for a Cessna style gascolator.  I have two
questions, for those that are past this point.  1) Is a gascolator

of

any

value when using a RWS EC-2 system?  2) Is a boost pump of any value
(upstream of the gascolator).  If you respond, an explanation of

your

answer would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark S.
Austin, TX

I see you are in Texas and your rules in the US might differ on this,

but

you might might want to check. I'm about to start a flight test program

on a

new Glastar with an NSI in it ( just waiting on the paper work ). The

Soob

has two fuel pumps with much finer filters than a gascolator and the

header

tank is the low point in the system and it has a water drain. On the

final

inspection the only item that needed rectification was the installation

of a

gascolator. The inspector said he understood that it was not nessecary

but

it was in the regulations, if you could change the regs he would have no
problems without it. Of course the regs are as old as the junk the

engine

manufacturers are selling. Interestingly enough the owner had no trouble
getting insurance, including hull right from the start.

John

3 rotor wrote:

my plane, RV-6A with a O-320,  has never had a gascolator.  it has been
flying for 6 years.  back then an actual FAA employee inspected my plane.  i
have two in-line filters.   but, it is their game and their ball, so you do
what they say and move on.  i will admit that those panel labels they
required have all fallen off, but then, no one else flys my plane.   kevin
800+hrs

 
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