Geoff sim has it in his eng bay of his new ASH25 fuse as he did not want to burn it out like his original ASH fuse! Ianm
-----Original Message----- From: Rob Thompson <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, 5 January 2012 7:49 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DOG mailing list] Electric Fuel pump ON during DI Has anyone seen a fixed fire extinguisher set up which you can set off in the cockpit and it floods the engine compartment with foam? I had an aircon compressor melt down and started to catch fire in my car last week. At least I could pull over and get the extinguisher out of the back. Rob PO Box 129, Lawson, NSW, 2783. phone 02 47592307 mobile 0429 493828 ............................................. --- On Wed, 4/1/12, Ian Mc Phee <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ian Mc Phee <[email protected]> Subject: [DOG mailing list] Electric Fuel pump ON during DI To: "DOG LIST" <[email protected]> Cc: "CTO" <[email protected]> Received: Wednesday, 4 January, 2012, 8:34 AM Just a reminder to all when doing a DI on any motor glider turn electric fuel pump on for say 60 seconds just to check the needle and seat in carby is shutting off with the float. If tray has fuel in it then there is a problem and DO NOT FLY aircraft. I always do this be it 2 stroke or 4 stroke as it quickly picks up a fuel problem. I was going through a DI on Dimona XOO (Paddys) which I have not DI previously and when it came to turning fuel pumps on and inspecting fuel pissed out both carbys and there was no way of stopping it. The Limbach manual or is it a Service Bul call for replacement of needle and seat at 500hrs but I had same problem with Bob Williams Dimona (ex Thai Airforce) so maybe gliders sitting around not flying for a long time should have the needle and [The entire original message is not included]
