X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qmta12.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.227] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2a) with ESMTP id 4833531 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:26:53 -0500 Received-SPF: error receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.27.227; envelope-from=gregw@onestopdesign.biz Received: from omta17.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.73]) by qmta12.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 2V0K1g0061afHeLACVSHRr; Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:26:17 +0000 Received: from gregiv ([24.6.73.102]) by omta17.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 2VSG1g00Q2CQjog8dVSGuE; Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:26:17 +0000 Message-ID: From: "Greg Ward" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Al Tubing in fuel line... Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:31:00 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_05EC_01CBC18E.27942C50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5994 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_05EC_01CBC18E.27942C50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We went aluminum in the stub wings for our Legacy, because there wasn't = a run longer than about 12" and all well secured. In the cockpit, for = fuel and hydraulic, there were longer runs, so we went stainless, mainly = for the fatigue factor, and strength, plus they were shiny....(:-) Greg Ward Legacy N178RG still in progress ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Charlie England=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 5:49 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Al Tubing in fuel line... On 1/31/2011 5:43 PM, Bill Bradburry wrote:=20 Is anybody running aluminum tubing in the fuel system after the EFI = pumps? I am replacing the small filters with a large canister filter = and I don=92t have much room, it appears that it would be easier to = route some al tubing than try and get flex Aeroquip hose in there. I = would have two sections of tubing about a foot long if I used that = system. Any opinions? Advice? Bill B ON the firewall, they'd probably be fine, unless there's a fire. = What's your comfort level? I think you can get Stainless tubing that = works with the same fittings..... Charlie ------=_NextPart_000_05EC_01CBC18E.27942C50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
We went aluminum in the = stub wings=20 for our Legacy, because there wasn't a run longer than about 12" and all = well=20 secured.  In the cockpit, for fuel and hydraulic, there were longer = runs,=20 so we went stainless, mainly for the fatigue factor, and strength, plus = they=20 were shiny....(:-)
Greg Ward
Legacy N178RG still in=20 progress
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Charlie=20 England
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 = 5:49=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Al = Tubing in=20 fuel line...

On 1/31/2011 5:43 PM, Bill Bradburry wrote:=20

Is = anybody running=20 aluminum tubing in the fuel system after the EFI pumps?  I am = replacing=20 the small filters with a large canister filter and I don=92t have = much=20 room,  it appears that it would be easier to route some al = tubing than=20 try and get flex Aeroquip hose in there.  I would have two = sections of=20 tubing about a foot long if I used that = system.

Any = opinions? =20 Advice?

Bill=20 B

ON the firewall, they'd probably be fine, unless there's = a fire.=20 What's your comfort level? I think you can get Stainless tubing that = works=20 with the same=20 fittings.....

Charlie
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