Hi you engine guru's out there.
I bought the IO-360 Lyc from Vans about two years ago and a couple of days ago, it was time to install the FT-60 FF sensor (the"red cube").
As on my other -7, the plan was to install the sensor on the fuel-line beetween the engine driven fuelpump and the fuel injection servo.
However, the airplane-shop who installed the same type of sensor on my first -7 couldn't do it this time since the fuel-line Vans provided in their FF-kit now is made of teflon.
The fuel-lines on my first -7 where made of the usual rubber-type and they had no problem working with them back in 2007.
I now have a couple of options.
1) Send the fuel-line and the sensor to someone in the US who can work with teflon fuel-hoses.
2) Have the airplane-shop make new fuel-hoses made of rubber and have them install the FF-sensor on that one.
Since option 1 is both time-consuming and expensive, I would rather go for option 2, but then I'd have rubber fuel-lines.
I don't mind having rubber fuel-lines at all, but is the any good reason I should keep the teflon-lines?
Any advantages beside that those will live "forever"?
I don't mind changing the rubber-fuel lines every 10 years...
(I have read somewhere that rubber-lines schould be replaced at that interval)
So: before making any decitions, it'd be interesting to hear what you engine-guru's are saying about teflon vs rubber?
(Mel; are you there?? )
I bought the IO-360 Lyc from Vans about two years ago and a couple of days ago, it was time to install the FT-60 FF sensor (the"red cube").
As on my other -7, the plan was to install the sensor on the fuel-line beetween the engine driven fuelpump and the fuel injection servo.
However, the airplane-shop who installed the same type of sensor on my first -7 couldn't do it this time since the fuel-line Vans provided in their FF-kit now is made of teflon.
The fuel-lines on my first -7 where made of the usual rubber-type and they had no problem working with them back in 2007.
I now have a couple of options.
1) Send the fuel-line and the sensor to someone in the US who can work with teflon fuel-hoses.
2) Have the airplane-shop make new fuel-hoses made of rubber and have them install the FF-sensor on that one.
Since option 1 is both time-consuming and expensive, I would rather go for option 2, but then I'd have rubber fuel-lines.
I don't mind having rubber fuel-lines at all, but is the any good reason I should keep the teflon-lines?
Any advantages beside that those will live "forever"?
I don't mind changing the rubber-fuel lines every 10 years...
(I have read somewhere that rubber-lines schould be replaced at that interval)
So: before making any decitions, it'd be interesting to hear what you engine-guru's are saying about teflon vs rubber?
(Mel; are you there?? )