Hello Paul,

Does anyone have a source for a reasonably priced duplex fuel valve
like the one
you sent a photo of? Aircraft Spruce has them at over $500.00.

William Hagood

Check out the boat shops. They are heavier but they are very
robust.

Paul Lamar

Check out Andair.com here:

http://www.andair.co.uk/system/index.html

They run around $300, depending on options.

Dave Stoddard


boat version of a duplex fuel valve $149
http://www.discountmarinesupplies.com/Groco_6_Port_Fuel_Valve.html

brian gochnauer


Thanks Brian.

William Hagood


Looks like the best price is from JMSonline.net    current price is
$126.51

As for disabling the "both" selection-- I think that a mechanical lockout
of the
both selection is possible, no?  I imagine it'd be quite easy to add
blocks
or
selector stops that would prevent the valve from swinging through it's 360
degrees.  It's swing would be more like 180 degrees instead, is my
thinking
flawed here?
                    William Mason

Good idea.

Paul Lamar

Thanks again to all.

William

Maybe this 6-port;



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motor-driven-6-port-Electric-Fuel-Tank-Selector-Valve-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3f049394e5QQitemZ270659720421QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_3468wt_1166


brian gochnauer

This looks like a nice product but not many people will see it.
Brian to prevent this happening go to tinyurl.com
and plug in the long url and out will come a short version.
cut and paste that into your message.

Paul Lamar

Alternative maybe to the marine/aviation 6-port

http://tinyurl.com/23ge9pu
brian gochnauer


I like the price point, but I'm cautious about the electric operation, and no
real product detail in the description. In order to feel comfortable, there
would have to be some form of independent indication of actual valve position.
In other words, when I select a tank with the switch, I want to know that the
valve changed position right away, not when the engine stops from fuel
starvation.
With a manual valve like the Groco, there is no ambiguity.
C. Smith