kentuckynet Posted August 26, 2010 Report Posted August 26, 2010 My ctsw leans to one side and i really dont plan on fixing it....the fuel drains into the other tank and if they are full runs out the vent over the leading edge and drips off the underneath side of the wing.....what a mess! The lines leaving each wing tank could easily have a valve that would only let fues travel one way...... Do they make such a beast? Really dont care what Fd thinks....just wanted your thoguhts... kentucky
kentuckynet Posted August 26, 2010 Author Report Posted August 26, 2010 Roger You dont think they make a check valve like im speaking of? What about this? http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/andaircheckvalve.php http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/acscheckvalve.php mack
kentuckynet Posted August 26, 2010 Author Report Posted August 26, 2010 Im sure our lines are some type of mm but are they close to 3/8 ?
Ed Cesnalis Posted August 26, 2010 Report Posted August 26, 2010 My ctsw leans to one side and i really dont plan on fixing it....the fuel drains into the other tank and if they are full runs out the vent over the leading edge and drips off the underneath side of the wing.....what a mess! The lines leaving each wing tank could easily have a valve that would only let fues travel one way...... Do they make such a beast? Really dont care what Fd thinks....just wanted your thoguhts... kentucky are you talking about in flight or when parked?
kentuckynet Posted August 26, 2010 Author Report Posted August 26, 2010 parked, left main gear is bent from previous hard landing(really really hard)...check it out on the ntsb site....377ct All good now except that, getting its first annual this weekend...
sandpiper Posted August 27, 2010 Report Posted August 27, 2010 You say you don't plan on fixing the bent gear and that you have an annual coming up. Will your mechanic sign it off that way? I probably wouldn't.
S4Flier Posted August 27, 2010 Report Posted August 27, 2010 I guess most things are relative but I wouldn't think repairing/replacing a bent main would be horribly expensive?
chanik Posted August 27, 2010 Report Posted August 27, 2010 Those checkvalves need 1 PSI and the drop of ~2ft from fuel pick-up to gascolator has only about 0.7PSI so you would end up not being able to drain the tanks completely. Bent gear is pretty serious though. I doubt insurance would cover an accident with a pre-existing condition like that. And Aluminum strength is pretty dicey once it is plastically deformed. I'd get it replaced.
kentuckynet Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Posted August 27, 2010 I dont have insurance anyway....good to know about the check valves....i may get them and just see if they will drain the complete tank beofre flying of course.....
kentuckynet Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Posted August 27, 2010 Andair is delighted to introduce the our range of Check Valves. The internal shuttle and spring are extremely light giving a cracking pressure of between 0.4-0.7 PSI So i think they will work......
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