gtmarshall108
I'm New Here
I am a first-time builder, and this is my first post.
Engine: Lycoming IO-360 M1B
Fuel injector: Avstar
Engine mount: Legacy nose gear
Exhaust: Vetterman crossover
I am trying to understand how to safely route the fuel lines of my RV-7A project. I am using a VA-136 fuel line which was supplied in the firewall forward kit from Van's. It is 23 inches long with a 90 deg connector on one end, and a straight connector on the other. The OP-22 drawing that Van's provides depicts a taildragger engine mount and it states that the 7A should be similar. But, I cannot seem to route the VA-136 line without stretching it around and contacting the engine mount or having it come so close to the exhaust pipes that I don't think a heat shield would even fit.
Has anyone successfully installed this fuel line in a configuration similar to mine? I am thinking that I should return the Van's supplied hoses and order something longer.
I've tried two different routes, reversing the orientation of the fuel line for each, and neither seems satisfactory. I've attached some pictures. You should rotate the first image 90 CW for it to make sense...sorry.
Tom Marshall
Engine: Lycoming IO-360 M1B
Fuel injector: Avstar
Engine mount: Legacy nose gear
Exhaust: Vetterman crossover
I am trying to understand how to safely route the fuel lines of my RV-7A project. I am using a VA-136 fuel line which was supplied in the firewall forward kit from Van's. It is 23 inches long with a 90 deg connector on one end, and a straight connector on the other. The OP-22 drawing that Van's provides depicts a taildragger engine mount and it states that the 7A should be similar. But, I cannot seem to route the VA-136 line without stretching it around and contacting the engine mount or having it come so close to the exhaust pipes that I don't think a heat shield would even fit.
Has anyone successfully installed this fuel line in a configuration similar to mine? I am thinking that I should return the Van's supplied hoses and order something longer.
I've tried two different routes, reversing the orientation of the fuel line for each, and neither seems satisfactory. I've attached some pictures. You should rotate the first image 90 CW for it to make sense...sorry.
Tom Marshall