Do I really need a gasolator?

[RandyAB]

Originally Posted by Norman CYYJ

If you live in Canada and your plane is registered in Canada you MUST have a gasolator.

Not so. CARS 549 does not require a gascolator but the exemption to 549 up until now did. For some inexplicable reason the MDRA has applied the Exemption over the last number of years instead of 549. This has caused confusion. Recently there has been an update on MDRA acknowledging that a gascolator for some fuel systems is neither necessary nor desired. Im not sure how that effects the exemption to 549 in the CARS. We can thank Les Kearney for his efforts in this regard for those changes but if you have your aircraft inspected under 549 instead of the exemption to 549, which is your right, then no gascolator is required.

[Norman CYYJ]

Thanks for that.

[Sully73]

Originally Posted by 10builder

I have a carb’d O-320 and shared the same concerns. Decided to install an Aerolab that provided a 50 micron filter, isn’t installed FWF, and can be serviced without getting fuel in the cabin.

https://www.flyboyaccessories.com/product-p/72rr02.htm

I like it thanks

[RandyAB]

I have two never used Andair gascolators with mounting hardware that I’m going to have to find a home for since I don’t plan on installing them on my 10.

[rv6n6r]

Originally Posted by BoydBirchler

I think the best solution may be using Aerolabs flush mount gascolator and mounting it aft of the firewall.

Dang, I wish that was around back when I built my plane!

[Sully73]

Originally Posted by 9GT

I just finished the installation of the Aerolab's combination fuel filter/gascolator in my -9A. Available from Flyboy Accessories, this is a well thought out unit that is premium quality.
https://www.flyboyaccessories.com/product-p/72rr02.htm

I just ordered one. Solves my concerns

[Scott Hersha]

That Aerolabs filter/gascolator is a good solution. If I was building/modifying I would consider it - in fact I did. What I did instead in my RV4 was to modify my existing installation, on a plane I didn’t build, to enable easy servicing and a robust filtering solution. A filter from each tank feeding the fuel selector in a hinged compartment that doubles as a storage area for needed inflight items.
For some reason, my pics still show up side ways.