OK - it would seem that Auto Fuel attacks the rubber seal in that
particular unit.
Now that you come to mention it there is a degree of swelling in the
gasket each time we dismantle it (about once a year) but we have never
had any problem reassembling the unit and there is no evidence of
deterioration - nor does it leak.
I can only assume that some brands of auto fuel contain additives which
attack the rubber.
I would have thought the simple answer would be to replace the gasket
with cork or auto gasket material - which one would assume is resistant.
Anyway, why dont they make gaskets that are fuel resistant - its not
rocket science.
----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Klein
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 6:37 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Fuel filters
On Sunday, July 1, 2007, at 09:17 AM, Carl Pattinson wrote:
Our gascolator is a cheap aviation kit type filter with a metal bowl
and drain valve at the bottom. The fine gauze filter is a flat mesh
circle in the top of the unit. The fuel enters through the bottom of the
chamber and leaves through the top.
Carl,
I note in Acft. Spruce Cat. that the only "aviation kit type filter"
is not recommended for auto fuel; do you recall the name brand and model
# of what you're using?
Fred
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