Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 562147 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:35:30 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-069-132-109-019.carolina.rr.com [69.132.109.19]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id iBACYuKk007381 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:34:57 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002f01c4deb4$a9b92820$2502a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Leaks Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:34:59 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002C_01C4DE8A.C0B83F90" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C4DE8A.C0B83F90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for the suggestion, Finn - but, no thanks {:>). While this one = did go bad after 350 hours of running, I'll stick with stainless steel = braided for fuel lines. =20 Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Finn Lassen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 10:28 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Leaks Ed Anderson wrote: The most serious was a leak in the fuel return line from the = pressure regulator to my header tank which is a low pressure line. In = any case, the fuel was bubbling out between the stainless steel braid = about 2 1/2" above the fitting and dropping straight down to the cowl = (if had been on). Line had been on the engine for 340 running hours and = not in a high heat area. Should have used clear lines. They you can see and fell when they go = bad :) Finn ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C4DE8A.C0B83F90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks for the suggestion, Finn - but, = no thanks=20 {:>).  While this one did go bad after 350 hours of running, = I'll stick=20 with stainless steel braided for fuel lines. 
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Finn=20 Lassen
Sent: Thursday, December 09, = 2004 10:28=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel = Leaks

Ed Anderson wrote:
 
The most serious was a leak in the = fuel return=20 line from the pressure regulator to my header tank which is a low = pressure=20 line.  In any case, the fuel was bubbling out between the=20 stainless steel braid about 2 1/2" above the fitting and dropping = straight=20 down to the cowl (if had been on).  Line had been on the engine = for 340=20 running hours and not in a high heat = area.
Should=20 have used clear lines. They you can see and fell when they go bad=20 :)

Finn ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C4DE8A.C0B83F90--