Tom Martin
Well Known Member
I have 560 hours on my aircraft and I clean my Andair gascolator every annual. It is always clean and has done a good job in my aircraft; it is the "375" model. This year when I removed the bowl the little filter had come unthreaded and was laying in the bottom of the bowl. Thus for a while I had been flying with no fuel filter. I reassembled the unit but I have no confidence that the filter will not back out again. There is no method of locking the filter in the bowl. It is quite possible that with time the filter threads have perhaps lost a bit of "self locking" ability. Clearly this is a safety issue and I sent a note to Andair, from their website, three days ago, and have not yet received a reply. I will replace the filter, not cheap $54, but the unit no longer gives me a warm fussy feeling.
The blue filter sold by Van's is, in my opinion, a less expensive, better unit.
This is not a , no gascolator discussion, as in Canada it is required. I am disappointed in the lack of response from Andair.
The blue filter sold by Van's is, in my opinion, a less expensive, better unit.
This is not a , no gascolator discussion, as in Canada it is required. I am disappointed in the lack of response from Andair.