Fuel Drip Containment

Hi Jim,

I have seen people hang an empty plastic oil bottle on the fuel vent to
catch the dripping fuel on Cessnas. Have you tried this? It shouldn't be too
much of a fire hazard and will save your hangar floor. Just make sure that
you drain the bottle regularly because the angle it sits on the vent, it
won't hold a whole quart of fuel. Using a GATT jar or some other filter, you
can reuse the fuel.

"Jim Weir" <jim@rst-engr.com> wrote in message
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> Snarly Charlie, the 182, has the classic "Cessna drip" from the fuel vent
when
> the tanks are filled and the hangar gets warm. I've tried everything I
know to
> stop it, but all I can do with all the mechanical fixes is slow it down.

On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:33:46 GMT, "Sven" <Someone@microhard.com>
wrote:

>Hi Jim,
>
> I have seen people hang an empty plastic oil bottle on the fuel vent to
>catch the dripping fuel on Cessnas. Have you tried this? It shouldn't be too
>much of a fire hazard and will save your hangar floor. Just make sure that
>you drain the bottle regularly because the angle it sits on the vent, it
>won't hold a whole quart of fuel. Using a GATT jar or some other filter, you
>can reuse the fuel.
>
>"Jim Weir" <jim@rst-engr.com> wrote in message
>news:72dlpv0utq0juv2c7v0osntldpq3aqs4cb@.. .
>> Snarly Charlie, the 182, has the classic "Cessna drip" from the fuel vent
>when
>> the tanks are filled and the hangar gets warm. I've tried everything I
>know to
>> stop it, but all I can do with all the mechanical fixes is slow it down.
>
The RIGHT way to solve the problem is to go flying!!!!

How about a piece of tygon tubing with a inside diameter the size of the
vent tube. Let that hang (or support it with the wing strut) and let it
drain into a gas can. If you are careful you might even be able to reuse
it. I am lucky, my 172F has never had this condition. A friend with a
150 always had it and only fueled when he got ready to fly.

I use a short piece of hose with some wire mesh in it and a orange
"flag" hanging from it. I put that over the vent tube to keep the pesky
bugs from building a nest in it. Orange flag reminds me to remove before
flight.