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Re: PA-22 gascolator gasket
Originally Posted by
J Ryd
I like original too but sometimes there really IS a better mouse trap! A confident seal even if you hit hard or rough dirt. My original would sometimes be fine for weeks or months, then sometimes dribble. Got my "Steve's" a few days ago. Installing it tomorrow.
Jan
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I guess I got one of the good ones, I have 1000 hours on it and it has never once dribbled after tightening and safety wire.
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Re: PA-22 gascolator gasket
The problem is not normally the gasket, it’s the warped pot metal housing the gasket is supposed to fit into.
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Re: PA-22 gascolator gasket
Originally Posted by
SMO22
I guess I got one of the good ones, I have 1000 hours on it and it has never once dribbled after tightening and safety wire.
Glad you have a good one. The gascolator leaking after servicing has always been one of the most frustrating tasks for me as an A&P during inspections and maintenance. Steve's gascolator was a much needed and appreciated improvement in my opinion.
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Re: PA-22 gascolator gasket
I had a original gascolater on a piper that seemed to do ok then one day several days after I had
had it apart to check the screen and bowl, put it together, flew a couple times during the week then
got a call from the hangar that the plane was leaking fuel all over the floor. They shut the fuel valve off.
Not a good situation, that will never happen with Steve's.
"Progress is our most important problem"
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Re: PA-22 gascolator gasket
I always shut off my fuel valve when not in use!
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Re: PA-22 gascolator gasket
yes and that is a good practice
"Progress is our most important problem"
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Re: PA-22 gascolator gasket
Got the new 462-049 gasket in the mail yesterday, IA thought it was correct part number, annual inspection completed and test flight done, no leaks the gasket fit perfect.
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