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Re: Europa-List: Fuel Smell

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Fuel Smell
From: Tony Renshaw <tonyrenshaw@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 21:25:42

Tim,
Are you flying now????
Reg
Tony Renshaw
P.S. I am just about to install my cockpit module, I hope by the end of the
week. Very slow I am. Oh well.

>
>
>The dreaded fuel smell!
>For the first time I filled the fuel tank to the brim on my classic 
>monowheel and the fuel smell became apparent. Tracked it down  to the 2"  
>rubber piping between the tank and the plastic fuel filler intake. Just 
>replaced it with a piece of the  piping I had for the original fuel intake 
>from the center ceiling without the baggage mod. as I heard other builders 
>doing that with success. Is that correct?  Any other good ideas?
>Will check it next time I fill it up. Found the total capacity to be 67.17 
>litres not 70 as quoted. 9 litres was left in the Reserve.
>Cheers
>Tim
>--
>Timothy P Ward
>12 Waiwetu Street,
>Fendalton,
>Christchurch,
>NEW ZEALAND
>
>Ph. 0064 3 3515166
>email  ward.t@xtra.co.nz
>Mobile 025 2649325
>
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