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Bill,
I would suggest taking a propane torch to a piece of scrap aluminum (beer can) and a piece of stainless. It may affect your comfort level about aluminum in the engine compartment.
Personally, I would never use aluminum fuel line in front of the firewall.
Patrick
Greg Ward wrote:
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 -----
*From:* Charlie England <mailto:ceengland@bellsouth.net>
*To:* Rotary motors in aircraft <mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
*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:
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’t 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
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