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Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:41:34 -0500
From: Finn Lassen <finn.lassen@verizon.net>
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To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Fuel hose
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Actually, looks like the hose end fittings are Earl's "Swivel-Seal 
Straight Hose End", 800106
http://www.anplumbing.com/search/index?search_text=800106&yt0.x=25&yt0.y=12

Finn


On 1/28/2012 7:26 PM, Finn Lassen wrote:
> After finally getting my annual condition inspection done and signed 
> off, I was ready to go fly for the first time in three months.
>
> Oh so I thought.
>
> After attempting to getting the engine started and trying to keep it 
> running, I smelled gas. Getting out of the cockpit I saw a puddle of 
> gas under the cowling with more dripping out.
>
> Removing the cowling and turning on the fuel pump I saw streams of 
> fuel spouting out the middle of the beautiful stainless steel flex 
> covered fuel line hose.
>
> Going through invoices that came with the RV-3B made by Russel, I 
> found an invoice from 2003 from ANPlumbing for various sizes of hose 
> and Earl's fittings. I assume the AN6 hoses came out of the 15 feet he 
> ordered of part number 400060:
> http://www.anplumbing.com/search/index?search_text=400040&yt0.x=15&yt0.y=20 
>
>
> Looking up Perform-O-Flex Hose, I found this reassuring note:
> "Installation Notes
> Fuel manufacturers may have added any number of new unpublished 
> additives to their blends. It is therefore difficult to know how the 
> tube compound used in the inner liner of our Perform–O–Flex or any 
> other brand of elastomeric hose will react with a specific fuel. 
> Because of the unknowns described above, we are unable to guarantee 
> that the hose listed is the best possible product to use with any 
> specific fuel. If in doubt use teflon lined hose. Not to be used with 
> brake fluid."
> http://www.holley.com/406006ERL.asp
>
> Looks like my hoses may be yet another casualty of the ethanol fiasco.
>
> If any of you have done research into this, and can recommend hoses 
> that are designed to be used with Earl's Auto-Fit hose ends, please do 
> let me know.
>
> Finn
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