YS check valve
03-28-2017, 03:19 PM
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YS check valve
My Smaragd (YS140DZ) had a YS check valve on the vent line to the fuel tank. What purpose does this valve serve other than prevent fuel from exiting the vent line which it shouldn't do anyway. The tank is not pressurized so no check valve needed for that purpose. Just another way to sell parts??? Why not just have the vent exit outside the fuselage?
Thanks!
Ken
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Ken
03-28-2017, 05:51 PM
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You hit the nail on the head Ken, it's just there to stop fuel falling out when the vent is lower than the fuel level.
Agreed, in a perfect world this shouldn't happen when your engine is sucking on the other line, however I'm going to stick my neck out and say that the air pressure in and round your tank (and vent exit point) can fluctuate depending on which way your plane is pointing relative to the wind and how fast it's going, so it might not always be the case that the pressure in the tank is lower than the pressure at the vent exit point.
Agreed, in a perfect world this shouldn't happen when your engine is sucking on the other line, however I'm going to stick my neck out and say that the air pressure in and round your tank (and vent exit point) can fluctuate depending on which way your plane is pointing relative to the wind and how fast it's going, so it might not always be the case that the pressure in the tank is lower than the pressure at the vent exit point.
03-28-2017, 07:22 PM
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You hit the nail on the head Ken, it's just there to stop fuel falling out when the vent is lower than the fuel level.
Agreed, in a perfect world this shouldn't happen when your engine is sucking on the other line, however I'm going to stick my neck out and say that the air pressure in and round your tank (and vent exit point) can fluctuate depending on which way your plane is pointing relative to the wind and how fast it's going, so it might not always be the case that the pressure in the tank is lower than the pressure at the vent exit point.
Agreed, in a perfect world this shouldn't happen when your engine is sucking on the other line, however I'm going to stick my neck out and say that the air pressure in and round your tank (and vent exit point) can fluctuate depending on which way your plane is pointing relative to the wind and how fast it's going, so it might not always be the case that the pressure in the tank is lower than the pressure at the vent exit point.
It takes a bit of "pressure" or in this case suction to open that valve. In my own mind I feel I need to eliminate complexity. In this case it puts an extra load on the fuel pump. I can always put the check back in the line.Ken
PS. 100 of you can tell me NOT to do something but because I'm a stubborn old fart I'll still try it
03-29-2017, 05:17 AM
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The check valve is mainly there to prevent fuel from pouring out of the vent when the caller picks up the plane by the nose and carries it nose down back to the pit area. Without the check fuel pours out all over the caller.
