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Fire in the hole...
Actually in the airbox, vertical induction FI with no drain holes for excess fuel to escape. I saw another similar situation that caused a lot more damage, this one escaped with some minor air cleaner and fiberglass damage.
Airbox's (both carb and FI) need drain holes, I put 3 in, one in front and one behind the air cleaner for rain and such and another in the center of the filter to drain excess fuel that may accumulate there (tail draggers get the hole towards the rear). This one will get the standard metal plate in the bottom repair as the fiberglass is also worn thru in a couple spots. ![]() |
And this exact scenario was described in Vic Syracuse's seminar which I just watched.
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Walt, what gauge for the plate in bottom do you recommend, about to do this on the 10 model, thx Pete
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And what size drain holes?
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What caused the fire?
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This is what the sniffle valve is for in horizontal induction sumps.
I sometimes worry that for a taildragger, the sniffle valve is not quite in the best location. But it can not accumulate very much. |
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