Has anyone done anything alternative to the Europe fuel cap?
I am about to stick the top on and will encounter this challenge soonish
hence the question.
Will
William Daniell
LONGPORT
+57 310 295 0744
On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 2:01 PM, Kevin Challis <cakeykev@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I replaced the original with a locking cap from Europa a while ago because
> I lost the original!
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> It is not sealed I put a circle of vinyl (the type used for sign writing)
> over the cap. It works but it is a bodge. If anyone comes up with a sealing
> cap for the old classic filler please let me know.
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> Kevin Challis
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> > On 1 Sep 2014, at 19:02, "Bob Harrison" <ptag.dev@talktalk.net> wrote:
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> > Hi! All
> > I changed my original cap for the locking version. Does this then mean
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> > it will not now be sealed? I have had my suspicions! However Europa
> > Aircraft supplied the locking cap so surely this issue was investigated
> and
> > they should have spoken out ?
> > Regards
> > Bob Harrison. G-PTAG
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> > [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of rampil
> > Sent: 01 September 2014 16:29
> > To: europa-list@matronics.com
> > Subject: Europa-List: Re: Fuel Caps for the Europa Fleet.
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> > A little follow-up:
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> > While the twist locking mechanism on the 65 mm cap engages the old 70 mm
> > flange, the O-ring does definitely NOT seal the down pipe. It is shy by
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> > 0.5 mm from the flange. I would not want to fly in rain with it ;)
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> > Ira N224XS
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> > Read this topic online here:
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> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=429766#429766
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