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To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Water in the fuel
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 17:16:46 -0500
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You may have a point there, Charlie.  If I were to get a quart of water I would sure notice something as soon as I tried to start the engine, but it would then be difficult to mix/remove that much water.  Will have to think about that one.

Dave Leonard (anyone know a good crow recipe?)

> 
> Make the test valid & put at least a quart of water & a couple of 
> teaspoons of sand & grit in there.
> 
> I ain't kidding.
> 
> Then let us know the result of the test.
> 
> You might want to run this test before leaving for Mexico, too.
> 
> If we had a perfect world your caps would never leak even if the plane 
> stays outside for a week in the rain at OSH or SNF (or Mexico)  and it 
> would never need washing, refueling etc, etc and you could be sure that 
> no one had touched your fuel system except you through all those times....
> 
> NTSB records show that more than one person has gotten far more than a 
> quart of water from the fuel truck.
> 
> Charlie
> 
> (Very aware of the true meaning of 'aircraft quality')  ;-)
> 
> daveleonard@cox.net wrote:
> 
> >Heresy it it, but before I go to my lynching I think I would like to try a little magic.  Next time I get the chance, I am going to POUR one full cup of water into my gas tank.  I will let it set overnight.  Then I will attempt to start the engine without draining the fuel.  If my magic works, the engine will start an run just fine after a few seconds of running the pump.  If the test fails, I will put the drain plugs back in (and eat a crow).
> >
> >Dave Leonard
> >
> >  
> >
> >>>I never drain my fuel.  I even took out the drain plugs.
> >>>
> >>>JMHO,
> >>>Dave Leonard
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>HERESY!! (but it does make sense - assuming you only have a little
> >>water; i.e. not a leaky gap cap!) I think I'll still check...
> >>
> >>Joe Hull
> >>Bellevue (Seattle), Washington
> >>Cozy MkIV #991 (working on Engine & Electrical & Finishing)
> >>http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/JoeHull/index.html
> >>    
> >>
> 
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