Poor Jim! Paper filters and all. This is a pretty good point you make if true. It is wise to follow the advise of the high hours guys.

Based on Larry B's recent advice I have been adding a few Viagra Pills to each fill up to improve climb-out performance.

So. Shall we recommend or condemn paper element fuel filters based on this data point?

Phil Lankford


On Jul 14, 2011, at 8:59 AM, Rene Robertson <q2robertson@...> wrote:

Hi Guys,

I don't know if the Fram G3 filter is a paper element filter, but just a heads up about paper element filters, they are illegal here in Canda for aviation use.

Transport Canada will not pass any aircraft with paper element filters. They have been proven to hold any water in the fuel and then block the fuel flow once water contaminated. I know this is unlikely in our Q-birds, but never say never.

The filters that are recommended are sinthered bronze element filters. I've been using these clear sinthered element filters:

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/fuelfilter.php

Rene
Q2 C-GTCA



--- On Wed, 7/13/11, oneskydog@... <oneskydog@...> wrote:

From: oneskydog@... <oneskydog@...>
Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] Its Changed! - New Fuel Filters
To: Q-LIST@...
Received: Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 7:40 PM



Jim,

Glad to hear you got rid of the hot rod glass filters. The ratio is 30
square inches to 1 on filter area with the G3.

Good to see you again and you are on the ride list. I am going to Alaska in
8 days for 3 weeks so once again progress stops.

Regards,

Charlie Johnson
Ogden, Utah

In a message dated 7/13/2011 5:09:44 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
logistics_engineering@... writes:

Good Afternoon Charlie,

I took your advise and finally bought Fram G3 fuel filters to replace my
existing 1" glass ones. They were $3.50 ea. at Walmart.

Over the years, the glass filters worked fine for me but it makes sense
that with 6 times more filter area, I have 6 times less chance of getting
them plugged up. For anyone still using glass filters, I would just mention
that even though the filter appears to be clean when viewed thru the glass,
you have to be very careful and check them on a regular basis because they
can and will plug up.

Case in point: a few years ago I was called by Tim Iverson who had landed
and was stuck with his Dragonfly in Modesto, CA. He had flown back from
Oregon and was having engine surges all the way down the coast, to the point
he was getting very nervous. We took his glass fuel filter apart (header to
carb)and found it was totally plugged (I plugged one end with my finger and
blew into the other, nothing came out, even though it looked totally fine.

Thanks again for the reminder and adding to my safety level.

Regards,

Jim Patillo
N46JP Q200

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