Fuel Drip Containment

Not an acceptable fix. Liquid fuel in an open container is not where I wanted
to go. I could just have used a bucket on the floor instead of taking a chance
on bending the vent with a quart (1½ #) of fuel hanging on the line.

But thanks for trying.



"Sven"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-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" wrote in message
.. .
- 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.
-

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

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.