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Re: Europa-List: Vapour lock? Why?

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Vapour lock? Why?
From: rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 06:41:20

        Hi Frans


        It was Decalin, I just did a quick search and found a pretty good 
article
you may want to read, it has the fuel tester on the bottom with the name
of the place that sells it, I don't know if they still do.:


        http://www.eaa.org/autofuel/autogas/articles/1Autogas%20vs%20Avgas.pdf


        Fresh mogas can have a lot of water already attached to the alcohol that
you will never see or know about until you fly in thinner and colder
air.


        I did quite a bit of fooling with my fuel system in controlled 
conditions
and was very surprised at all the bubbling going on, it was at sea level,
room temp and 100LL, see:


        http://contrails.free.fr/engine_914_fuel_syst_test_en.php


        Here's some information about my 914 fuel system:


        http://www.europaowners.org/main.php?g2_itemId=28612


        Download and read about the 914 fuelpump pre filter.


        Did you check the vent for your fuel tank making sure no nasty bug
clogged it up on you?


        Ron P.



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