From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: gascolator woes
To: flyrotary
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 17:50:47 -0500
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Posted for ronald GOWAN <rongowan@yahoo.com>:

I had a simular problem a few years ago with my rotary
Long EZ but the engine quit on take off (300 ft AGL)
on a short runway.  I went in like a lawn dart in a
cow pasture.  I knew of the problem of "stuff" in my
tank and did clean out the gascolator several times
(and the tank) I just didn't get it all out.  Without
the gascolator the engine would have flamed out much
sooner anyways.  Hope to have the Long EZ back in the
air late this year.   Ron  

> Dug into the airplane today looking for the problem.
>  Picture of the
> gascolator screen attached shows the trouble . 
> Screen was completely
> blocked with debris.  The white flakes are pieces of
> tank sloshing compound.
> (DO NOT USE THIS STUFF) Most of the blockage was
> from tiny lint fibers (dark
> stuff) that always turns up in the screen.  I just
> let too much time go by
> between checks.  It has been more than a year since
> last cleaning.