Ed Burkhead wrote: > > The two brackets are each a straight piece of metal coming from some > other part of the engine and meeting at the gascolator. I seem to > recall they connect just between the gascolator and the short tube that > connects it to the carburetor. > > The AD calls for two (2) of these braces which therefore create a V to > prevent the gascolator from vibrating differently from the rest of the > engine. > > Sorry I can't remember the AD details. > > I have also met and talked to people who's gascolator fitting broke and > lift them in a glider with fuel gushing from the hot engine compartment. > > I do take this one seriously. > > Jack Lewis wrote: > > > > Ed: > > > > Reading you note. > > > > Explain the two brackets. I think mine may just have one. > > There's two metal "rods" that meet in a angle and have > > one bracket attached to the gascolator. > > > > You and me must be the only people that get up early in > > the world. I was working and check my mail at 7:00 (local) > > and within a couple of minutes got your message. Glad > > to know there's other folks like me out there. > > > > Jack > > > > At 05:57 AM 9/10/98 -0500, you wrote: > > >Jeff Phelps wrote: > > >> > > >> While we are on the topic of fuel systems, I have a question. > > >> > > >> We received our 415-C back from it's annual inspection. The mechanic told me > > >> that in the future he would like to see me add quick drain valves to my wing > > >> tanks. Currently there is a solid plug that is saftey wired in the drain > > >> hole. I can find these quick drain Curtis valves from Univair, no problem. > > >> He also said I should replace the original glass bowl gasculator with a > > >> metal bowl gasculator that has the quick drain feature. I talked to the nice > > >> people at Univair and found out that they do not sell a "approved" quick > > >> drain gasculator for the Ercoupe. They had no idea if their was any stc for > > >> this. Have any of you fellow coupers installed a quick drain gasculator? It > > >> makes good sense from a safety stand point to be able to check fuel samples > > >> as part of each pre-flight! > > >> > > >> Jeff Phelps > > >> N2749H > > >> Sidney, NE > > > > > >Ditto what Percy said. > > > > > >FYI -- When I first bought my Coupe, it (like yours) had solid plugs on > > >the wing drain holes. On my second flight, I had a loss-of-power forced > > >landing because ice in the bottom of the wing tanks had thawed during a > > >2-hour cross country flight and re-frozen in the metal fitting where the > > >fuel line goes through the fire wall. > > > > > >Needless to say, there were quick drains in those tanks before the end > > >of that day. (No damage during the forced landing, by the way.) > > > > > >I've not seen very many Coupes which did NOT have a glass bowl > > >quick-drain gascolator. Don't forget to be sure that both of the metal > > >gascolator braces are installed per the AD to be sure the fitting to the > > >carburator doesn't have vibration failure. > > > > > > > > >-- > > >Ed Burkhead > > >East Peoria, Ill. > > >N3802H, 415-D > > > > > -- > Ed Burkhead > East Peoria, Ill. > N3802H, 415-D
Hi Coupers,
I just received a copy of Ercoupe Service Bulletin 24A, (dated
8-22-86)
from Harry Francis, ie; [EMAIL PROTECTED] which explains the gascolater
mod. Thanks again Harry. The SK-76 kit (if anyone needs one) is on
page 9 of the current (1 May '98) price list from UNIVAIR for "only"
$61.88. Oh well, as Harry said, "that's aircraft hardware".
" K E E P C O U P E S F L Y I N G "
Bob Saville
N3396H
Eugene, Or
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