bobmarkert
Well Known Member
I?m ashamed to admit I?m a dribbler??.
When I turn my smoke system off it shuts off immediately then 10-30 seconds later the lines must drain (running two injectors that are joined together at the firewall) and I puff smoke for 3-5 seconds. The check valves don?t help. Buck Roteman of Wild Horse Aviation airshows uses a solenoid on his Pitts and it works perfect so I installed two of them on my system. I have some oil leakage at the pipe fittings that go into the solenoids. Can someone recommend a good sealant? Fuel lube (Ez Turn) advertises it?s a sealant, as does locktite 505. I?m not a fan of Teflon tape and would NEVER use it in a fuel system and prefer not to use it in my smoke system except as a last resort. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
When I turn my smoke system off it shuts off immediately then 10-30 seconds later the lines must drain (running two injectors that are joined together at the firewall) and I puff smoke for 3-5 seconds. The check valves don?t help. Buck Roteman of Wild Horse Aviation airshows uses a solenoid on his Pitts and it works perfect so I installed two of them on my system. I have some oil leakage at the pipe fittings that go into the solenoids. Can someone recommend a good sealant? Fuel lube (Ez Turn) advertises it?s a sealant, as does locktite 505. I?m not a fan of Teflon tape and would NEVER use it in a fuel system and prefer not to use it in my smoke system except as a last resort. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
I was certain both threads were NPT, and they did screw together perfectly up to a point, before getting remarkably tight very quickly. NPT threads usually kind of softly approach the point of tightness.
