X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:22:51 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ndjsnpf01.ndc.nasa.gov ([198.117.1.121] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.8) with ESMTP id 6761114 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:07:12 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=198.117.1.121; envelope-from=michael.s.reinath@nasa.gov Received: from ndjsppt103.ndc.nasa.gov (ndjsppt103.ndc.nasa.gov [198.117.1.197]) by ndjsnpf01.ndc.nasa.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB864D06EC for ; Wed, 5 Mar 2014 11:06:37 -0600 (CST) Received: from NDJSCHT108.ndc.nasa.gov (ndjscht108-pub.ndc.nasa.gov [198.117.1.208]) by ndjsppt103.ndc.nasa.gov (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id s25H6cFa012222 for ; Wed, 5 Mar 2014 11:06:38 -0600 Received: from NDJSMBX104.ndc.nasa.gov ([169.254.3.136]) by NDJSCHT108.ndc.nasa.gov ([198.117.1.208]) with mapi id 14.03.0174.001; Wed, 5 Mar 2014 11:06:38 -0600 From: "Reinath, Michael S. (ARC-AM)" X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: Andair Fuel drip from selector-Legacy Thread-Topic: Andair Fuel drip from selector-Legacy Thread-Index: AQHPOJVFK4SXVJSpDEmzurmzpwHFPA== X-Original-Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 17:06:37 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: user-agent: Microsoft-MacOutlook/14.3.8.130913 x-originating-ip: [143.232.160.60] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.11.87,1.0.14,0.0.0000 definitions=2014-03-05_05:2014-03-05,2014-03-05,1970-01-01 signatures=0 Paul, I had a leaky Andair fuel selector in 2001 when I was getting ready for my first flight in my 360. My selector is a three position version -- right, left, center. Center feeds from the header tank. I did not install the transfer pumps. I use the header last, so I can run the wing tanks almost dry. When I was preparing for my first flight, I did some taxi tests. I had always run from the main tanks, but one day I tried the header tank. I left the selector in the center position. When I returned to the hangar the following weekend, about eight gallons of fuel was gone from the header tank. There was no sign of fuel stains on the hangar floor. It took a few minutes, but I found the fuel in one of the wing tanks. I removed the selector and verified that there was a leak path from the center port to one of the wing ports. I returned the valve to Andair and they repaired it. Mike Reinath LNC2 std-build 360 at 1230 TT