RickWoodall
Well Known Member
I am running my fuel lines and figuring the purge line route and gascolator location. Reading the MDRA regs, the gascolator must be "properly located" and fuel drains must be "located at lowest point in system when at rest"
Now, trying to solve this issues, i wondered about installing a gascolator OUTBOARD at the wing root each side. Somewhere a long time ago i think i saw that on a site and thought it was odd. Maybe not. AFP told me they dont think i should have one past the pump....so is this a viable solution. Anyone installed it and got the ok from MDRA? Further any pics to help me with position and drain set up?
Seems this would get the required gascolator in, also filter anything before the pump so that it was unlikely the afp filter would ever get much debris, and the chance of leaks at the gascolator would be much much lower as there would not be near the pressure going in, and one less potential worry spot the other side of the firewall. I thinking this through properly or not?
Thanks for any suggestions.
Now, trying to solve this issues, i wondered about installing a gascolator OUTBOARD at the wing root each side. Somewhere a long time ago i think i saw that on a site and thought it was odd. Maybe not. AFP told me they dont think i should have one past the pump....so is this a viable solution. Anyone installed it and got the ok from MDRA? Further any pics to help me with position and drain set up?
Seems this would get the required gascolator in, also filter anything before the pump so that it was unlikely the afp filter would ever get much debris, and the chance of leaks at the gascolator would be much much lower as there would not be near the pressure going in, and one less potential worry spot the other side of the firewall. I thinking this through properly or not?
Thanks for any suggestions.