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The gascolator should be the 'lowest' point in the fuel system, and as
near as possible to the
Carburetor. It's more efficieent that way.
Bob Saville
Syd Cohen wrote:
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> Greg, my mechanic is working on a 337 for putting the gascolator on the
firewall, way below the muffler
> so it wouldn't be affected by the heat of the muffler. The Fed who
looked at his idea was puzzled at
> the fact that the gascolator was not on the firewall in the first place,
just as it is on all of the
> other planes from that era. Does anyone on the list (maybe Ed Burkhead)
have any idea why the
> gascolator is hanging out in the air by the carburetor?
>
> Syd Cohen
>
> Greg Bullough wrote:
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> > I have obtained all four part numbers for the gascolator
> > supports. It becomes clear that none of these will
> > work, unmodified, on the Skyport O-200 STC.
> >
> > One wonders if the path of least resistance is to move
> > the gascolator to the firewall. On the other hand, on
> > the 415, the muffler is on the firewall, which might not be
> > the best thing to have near the gascolator.
> >
> > Has anybody got an approved 337 or STC for such a
> > change?
> >
> > Greg
> >
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