Hi! Tom.
You've just explained why ours is so bloody expensive ! We're paying for you
to get the best!
Regards
Bob H G-PTAG
-----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: Fuel system changes
Hi Bob
Maybe mogas is different in the colonies!? I have been using mogas for 20
years and regularly fly from 8 to 16,000 ft... Never a problem.
Tom Friedland A079
Bob Harrison wrote:
> Hi! Barry.
> In your disturbing experience were you on Mogas or 100LL and do you have a
> return to tank system?
> You probably don't need me to tell you that the Ambient Mogas limit is
> around 20 deg.as well as about 5,000 ft.?
> Regards
> Bob Harrison G-PTAG Europa Kit 337/Jabiru 3300
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa@post.aviators.net
> Subject: Re: Fuel system changes
>
> I went flying yesterday for the first time in about 2 months.
>
> On a very hotday in August(36degC)I landed at a grass field in the Eifel
> mountains in Germany.
>
> I was forced to taxi around a lot in long grass before takeoff and as
> soon as I was in the air I knew it was a bad idea!! The engine was
> running rough and when asked for full power would cut out on 2
> cylinders.
>
> I managed to return to the field and made a safe landing.
>
> I put it down to vapour lock - everything under the cowling was
> extremely hot.
>
> I was picked up with the trailor and at home I tried some full power
> runs. Same effect!!
>
> I fitted a clear plastic pipe to the feed to one carb and found about
> 20% air in the fuel flow. I isolated the problem to the pipes under the
> cowling.
>
> All the fuel lines have now been changed and the carbs cleaned and re
> adjusted and the plane flies like new!
>
> I dont know exactly what the problem was but I suspect that the original
> fuel lines had become porous as I can see cracking on the ends of the
> pipes. I also fitted pipes without the metal armour to be better able to
> see any weeping in the future.
>
> It was a scary experience and I am putting the clear plastic pipe check
> for air in my 100 hpur check list.
>
> Best regards
>
> Barry Tennant
> D-EHBT
>
> tonyk@kaon.co.nz schrieb:
> >
> > >>>> Four engine failures. ( All Military) All landed.
> >
> > I'll rephrase that... how many people fly Europas have _actually_ had a
> fuel
> > problem [in the Europa].
> >
> > Tom, I'd have given up flying military aircraft after the fourth engine
> > failure :-)
> >
> > Tony
>
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