Fuel Line setup for A mintor 170

[Jerry Budd]

Michael,

What I do is loop the fuel pickup line from the tank outside the 
fuselage through a couple of vinyl grommets (Radio Shack has a 
package of various sizes grommets for $0.99).  Once outside I break 
the line with a fuel filter and then route back inside to the fuel 
pump.  I disconnect the tubing on the fuel tank side of the filter to 
refuel.  I've used this setup on both OS-140's and Webra 145/160's 
with no problems.

Here's a photo:  http://tinyurl.com/2y75d

The fitting in front of the filter is the tank vent.  Some pilots opt 
to use a check valve for a vent fitting so that no fuel leaks out 
(you remove it to refuel but it's important to reinsert it oriented 
in the proper direction or your engine won't run for long!).

Thx, Jerry


>Well to let you all know the mintor is running beautiful.  I have 
>about 3/4 of a gallon through it now.  One thing I did was instead 
>of pulling the fuel line off of the pump and filling the tank on the 
>test stand I put in a T and fuel dot.  However when filling I soon 
>found that not only did the tank start filling but the engine was 
>getting flooded.  I have seen where people run the fuel line outside 
>the airplane off of 2 fittings.  Would this be a better solution?  I 
>know the YS DZ guys have the same problem.  What is everyone else 
>doing besides using a pair of hemostats?    
>
>Thank You
>
>Michael Laggis
>AKA Moose Boy
>NSRCA 3618
><http://www.alaskarc.org>http://www.alaskarc.org


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