mY TANKS ALSO FEED FROM THE END AND THERE IS AN AN FITTING SCREWED IN THE TANK FLANGE THE STRAINER IS FITTED TO THE END OF THE AN FITTING. COYT JOHNSTON ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Wilkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Greg Bullough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS] TANK SCREENS
> Not the same as mine. my fuel line attaches to the inboard side of the tank, > and comes directly into the fuselage. The drain on the underside does just > that. Check for water, or drain the fuel. No screens there. > > Larry > > Greg Bullough wrote: > > > Ah, a problem near to my heart, as I've just had a tank in my hand and > > could dissect the fittings and how they went together. > > > > The finger-screens are attached to the sump drain fitting, which screws > > into the tank with a 'banjo' fitting (that's a real flat elbow to us home > > plumbers) attached to feed the fuel system. > > > > They stick up vertically into the tank. Like a finger. (Duh) > > > > Now, the way my AI did it, after I apologized for not thinking and filling > > up the tanks prior to the annual, was to just unscrew the fitting with the > > drain in and let the gas run out into a container. He then filtered it into > > a clean can to put back later. All sorts of gunk came out, causing us > > to muse that it's probably a good thing to do every so often on GP. > > > > Thing is, he's a lot more adept at doing things like that than we probably > > are and can get away without making a 9 gallon puddle of avgas or else > > a fireball the size of Hiroshima. > > > > If it were me doing it, I'd drain both wing tanks through the drains after > > flying them as low as possible. > > > > Then I'd take off the wing fillet so I could see what I was screwing with. > > > > Then I'd remove the fitting from the tank. Actually, I'd ask my A&P to > > do that last bit, as well as the re-assembly. He'll have the right stuff > > to paint on the fittings to avoid leaks. > > > > Keep in mind that the tank is about the weight of a beer can, and you > > can't just wrench away at it. > > > > If I did it that way, I think I'd probably take some of that avgas I was > > saving, > > and slosh it through and out with the fittings out. You might be surprised > > how much gunk comes out. > > > > Greg > > > > At 06:50 AM 4/6/00 -0700, Larry wrote: > > >I've decided I want to clean the screens on the wing tanks. I know > > >they're down there somewhere, but don't know where. Additionally, it > > >seems that if I start loosening up fittings, I could fill the interior > > >of the Coupe with Avgas. How do you cure this problem and get the > > >screens cleaned? > > > > > >Larry > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ __ > > >_____ > > >To unsubscribe from this list please send > > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >_________________________________________________________ > > >Enlighten your in-box. http://www.topica.com/t/15 > > __________________________________________________________________________ __ ____ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________ > Enlighten your in-box. http://www.topica.com/t/15 __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________ Enlighten your in-box. http://www.topica.com/t/15
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