Hi! Nigel/All.
I accept your philosophy but your gascolator can not see in the tank nor can
you. Have you a locking filler cap? what if someone should have a grudge one
day and slop a litre of water into the tank.....what if by some quirk you
happen to do the same in a mistaken can situation when your water trap
funnel happens to be elsewhere?
You are straight into a major major operation to flush out the entire tank
contents when the water drain could rid you of the problem to fly
immediately in confidence that the gascolator would take care of the small
amount left.
The water drains are a way of "looking" into the tank as well as the
capability to remove water contamination.
Hope you see my point. I've had one scare over contamination and I thought
I was careful too.
Regards
Bob Harrison.
----- Original Message -----
From: <nigelcharles@tiscali.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Fuel drain modification?
>
> The amounts of water we are talking about are very small. I have yet to
> see any in the gascolator bowl. Also when I drained the tank after 100
hours
> use there was no water there either. On that basis I feel the gascolator
> on its own is sufficient. To minimise problems it is wise to keep the tank
> full when not in use, buy fuel from a source which has a high turnover and
> use a funnel with a water trapping filter.
>
> It is easy to get carried away designing in aspects which are not needed.
>
>
> Nigel Charles
>
>
> >-- Original Message --
> >From: "Fergus Kyle" <VE3LVO@rac.ca>
> >To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> >Subject: Re: Europa-List: Fuel drain modification?
> >Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:51:03 -0400
> >Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "nigel charles" <nigelcharles@tiscali.co.uk>
> >To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> >Subject: RE: Europa-List: Fuel drain modification?
> >| I agree with David. In my opinion the Andair gascolator obviates the
> >| need for separate water drains. It also enables easy inspection and
> >| cleaning of any debris unlike the standard filters. Bowl removal
> >| cleaning and refitting takes no more than 3 minutes (not that I have
> >| found anything in the bowl so far).
> >|
> >| Nigel Charles
> >
> >I was wondering what then filters out the tank water before one starts
> an
> >engine? The water drains take a sample from the bottom of the tank
> >(hopefully) in an admitted large sample - at any time. The gascolator
drains
> >off water as it approaches the engine. To me these are two different
> >sources, one of storage, one of system...............?
> >ferg
> >A064
> >
> >
>
>
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