gascolator (merged)

[Sal]

In need of a fuel gasculator for my 1946 BC12D. Where is a good place to get one. I see one in wag aero's catalog but unsure wether its the right type...anyone please...Sal from Mia

[Dick Smith]

Re: gasculator

Sal, this one isn't cheap, but it's one of the best I've seen...it's metal, no glass...and approved for a heap of Taylorcraft models. http://www.stevesaircraft.com/gascolator.htm Dick

[Sal]

gascolator

About the thread I posted on my gasculator..I have the glass bowl type and its the glass that cracked. Can i buy a new piece or can i rig up something else to replace the glass...the rest of the gasculator is in fine shape. thanks again....Sal from Mia

[Len Petterson]

Re: gasculator

Are glass bowls legal? In Canada they are not!
Len

[Robert Lees]

Re: gascolator

Sal, I think Donna Losey has some glass gascolator replacements (or she used to). Try [email protected]

IMHO, the glass ones are better...you can see inside.

Rob

[WLT]

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[paulp]

Re: gascolator

Howdy Sal,

I didn't say this but you might try your local Ford Tractor dealer and tell them you need a gascolator bowl for an 8N or 9N Ford tractor. No kidding. If you have the original gascolator it should fit but I didn't say this.

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[mulwyk]

Re: gascolator

Check out Ford8N.com They have gascolators, glass bowls, gaskets, etc. Good, tractor type parts prices. Of course, you would never use tractor parts on an airplane.

Bob Gustafson

[crispy critter]

Re: gascolator

Why not.....Tyalorcraft,Piper,and Aeronca did.

[rdwater]

Re: gascolator (merged)

I looked at the Ford Tractor site and that gascolator is different than the one on my plane. Mine is a Tollotson from Toledo, Ohio. The bottom is stamped LaTour Aero. The glass appears longer than the tractor one.

Questions:
Does anyone have this type of gascolator?

Is there supposed to be a spring assembly that holds the screen in place at the top of the gascolator? An IA here told me that there should be to prevent fuel from short circuiting the screen.

If so, any idea where I can get one?

Thanks, Bob

[flyguy]

Re: gascolator (merged)

Bob,
From someone who has had to put it down in the pickle weed. Don't scrimp on the gas filtering system. The vertical feed tube for the midrange power in the 65/85 carbs has a very tiny hole at the bottom and you don't want any crap sucked up into it, believe me.
I don't personally know about the STC'd one discussed here, but if mine didn't work well, I would probably invest in one. It looks pretty good and should last forever (well almost.) And it will make your AI happy as a clam.
If I remember correctly my screen is sealed and held by an "O" ring.
By the way, on the BC12D-85 I have now, the gascolator was installed backwards when I bought it, so the garbage would collect on top of the screen rather than settling to the bottom. Everything about the plane was that way, hamfisted. Fortunately nothing that would kill you right away and it made it 400 miles home ok. Took about 6 months to get everything straightened out. Sure flies nice now.
Darryl