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Rob's REBVAIR Project
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Date:  6-6-2015
Number of Hours:  3.00
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Brief Description:  gascolator to carburetor line

This was a bit of a disappointment. I specifically made sure the fuel line entering the firewall area, and the gascolator were on the left side of the aircraft in order to make the braided hose 'run' as short as possible to the carb (which also has the inlet on its left side). Well, in the world of braided hose, I've found there is such a thing as 'too short'. I simply could not get a section of hose to go directly from the gascolator an-6 nipple to the carb. It has to now go around a large loop (which unfortunately encircles one of the exhaust stacks) before lining up with the carb fuel inlet. Longer hose, more friction, less fuel flow, and more exposure to heat (vapor lock).. Sigh.

Longer sections of hose have been used on Lycomings, but I feel like I failed to design this correctly, as I could have pretty much put the firewall pass-through anywhere on the firewall and gone from there. I didn't have to spend all that time fussing over its placement.
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line actually loops around exhaust stack

line actually loops around exhaust stack

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view from the top looking down

view from the top looking down

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