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Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 17:21:13 -0500
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Water in the fuel
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From: Jerry Hey <jerryhey@earthlink.net>
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A few years ago I  had been  flying my trusty Luscombe most of the day, 
just playing around in the pattern mostly.  At one point I added fuel 
and took off again. Notice I did not mention "checking the drains."    
I was about 100 ft high and maybe 80 mph when the engine backfired once 
or twice and stopped.  No choices and no time--I landed straight ahead 
in rugged terrain. The air plane was completely destroyed but I walked 
away.  In checking, we found the  float bowl was full of water.  I have 
been very good about checking for water ever since.     Jerry


  On Friday, February 18, 2005, at 04:27  PM, Charlie England wrote:

> 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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