REFLECTOR: Fuel resistant adhesive, homemade sniffle valve
Keith Hallsten
KeithHallsten at quiknet.com
Fri Dec 22 17:35:46 CST 2006
Dave,
Could you be a bit more specific on what fittings you are using for the
sniffle valve? I need to come up with something for my IO-540.
Keith Hallsten
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Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 2:24 PM
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Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel resistant adhesive, homemade sniffle valve
Good point. Maybe I'm being too particular about it. The leak is very
minimal.
Sid Knox wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> If it is leaking "just a little bit", I would ignore it. I tiny air leak
at
> that point is equivalent to blowing thru a straw compared to a hurricane.
> To put it in perspective, think about the amount of air being sucked in by
> the 360 cu in (or more) cylinders about 20 times each second. (360 x 20 =
> 7200 cu in compared to a "just a little bit". My opinion only.
>
> Sid Knox
> Oklahoma
>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Philipsen" <velocity at davebiz.com>
> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 11:40 AM
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Fuel resistant adhesive
>
>
>
>> I am fashioning a homemade sniffle valve and would like some advice.
>> The valve is pretty simple consisting of a small nylon piece that fits
>> inside a couple of brass fittings. I've got it sealing pretty well when
>> there's suction from the engine. The nylon part seats against the brass
>> but it still leaks just a little bit. What I'd like to do is attach a
>> small piece of silicone rubber to the nylon. Hopefully, the softer
>> rubber will seal better against the brass. Does anyone know of an
>> adhesive that should remain unaffected by 100LL?
>>
>>
>
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