Thanks Andy
I will look forward to getting and testing a replacement. My hose is marked:
04:45, 13 Aug 98, XFSO7. My test involved blocking both ends with auto gas in
the hose. The hose not only smells terrible, but is actually damp on the
exterior
which makes me wonder if it would not be a fire hazard.
---From the number of e-mail replies to my post, I suspect that there are many
defective
hoses. Certainly, if fuel is not filled to the point that it is in the
hose, it may not weep. Clear polyurethane is available in 2 inch ID and would
be an interesting substitute as one could then see the fuel and be
able to tell when the tank was full!
Thanks Again
Tom Friedland A 079
Andy Draper wrote:
> Dear Tom,
>
> I apologise if I didn't respond to any e-mails that you had previously sent.
This is due to them not being received by me in the first place I'm afraid.
At least I have no record of them being received in the last 30 days (my system
deletes the trash after this time).
>
> Regarding the fuel smell issue with relation to the fuel filler hose, I have
been investigating this since Ron Jones advised me of a problem where his hose
seemed to be leeching fuel. Is this the same problem that you have?
> Although no reason for this happening has been identified so far, with the
> assumption
that there may be a material / batch problem I have secured a new batch
of these hoses, one of which will be sent to you. Would you please let me
know the result of fitting it to your aircraft, say after a week or so?
> We have been supplying these hoses since the XS was introduced and only
> recently
have there been complaints such as yours, so although it's puzzelling to have
a problem now I'm confident that a solution will be found.
>
> Please note that Tech support addresses are either andy, neville or
> roger@europa-aircraft.com.
Messages sent to one of these addresses will arrive directly
to our desks and will be responded to quickly.
>
> Best Regards
> Andy Draper
>
> Technical Director
> e-mail andy@europa-aircraft.com
>
> >>> Tom & Cathy Friedland <tfriedland@home.com> 26/11/01 18:34:11 >>>
> A few weeks ago I posted a couple messages about the gasoline smell
> passing through the supplied fuel filler hose. I was surprised to find
> that there was little interest in this problem. John Hurst at Lakeland
> responded as said to forward it to Andy directly if I wanted his
> response. I did that but have not received any reply.
>
> The problem: It has been reported that the hose was porous and that the
> smell would transverse the wall thickness. I plugged both ends of my
> piece with auto gas inside. In a few weeks the smell was so bad I had
> to remove it from a large garage space. I cannot imagine what the
> effect would be in a Europa cockpit! After emptying it and now 2 weeks
> later, it still stinks just as bad.
>
> Jim Thursby suggested red stripe marine fuel hose but the manufacturer
> states that it can be use for fuel transfer but cannot have fuel present
> all of the time as the fuel will dissolve the hose!
>
> I read somewhere NACA fuel filler hose will work. I obtained some, put
> the gas in and sealed the ends. Now, only about 2 weeks later, there
> is a small but definite fuel odor on the hose.
>
> Is this a problem only for those using Yankee auto gas? It is a big
> problem for me. Anyone else?
>
> Andy, can you please provide a solution?
>
> Tom Friedland A079 XS Mono J3300 N96V
>
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