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From: david mccandless <daval@iprimus.com.au>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel filter question
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:06:33 +0800
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>


On 29/07/2005, at 5:45 AM, <atlasyts@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Gentleman, we deal with planes and water in the tanks is a problem  
> unlike in automobiles. One boat builder had to pay big repair bills on 
>  many diesel engines because somebody installed the filter after the 
> electric pump. Any water that entered the pump was pulverised and 
> forced  through the fuel filter. That caused rusting inside the 
> injectors, the high pressure pumps etc. I'm using an oversize canister 
> fuel filter (looks like a large oil filter) with drain on the bottom. 
> It is in the lowest point of my system and gravity fed by 3/8" 
> aluminum tubing.
> Buly
>
The fuel filter on a Golf Diesel (80s) has this feature and is perfect 
for our needs. I have fitted mine with a Saf-Air fuel drain, in lieu of 
the stock plastic screw valve. Dave McC