I don't care WHO says otherwise...

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...but it is NOT a good idea to change the little fuel flex hose in the wing root of a high-wing Cessna without draining the associated tank. It is, however, a good way to make a normally rather mild-mannered individual use some very colorful language.
 
Roger said:
No... the little 3" long main fuel feed hose that goes from the nipple on the bottom of the tank to the hard line in the doorpost.
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Hm... every one I've seen has been a hard line all the way to the tank...

What kind of Cessna are we talking about here?


I was talked into changing a 182 fuel selector:

"Just pull em quick and cap em, no need to drain it."

heh... Removing and capping them was simple... reinstalling the fuel selector was pure hell and 50 gallons later I finally got it.

if there was ever a day I thought I was going to blow up, that was it.
 
trafficinsight said:
Hm... every one I've seen has been a hard line all the way to the tank...

What kind of Cessna are we talking about here?


I was talked into changing a 182 fuel selector:

"Just pull em quick and cap em, no need to drain it."

heh... Removing and capping them was simple... reinstalling the fuel selector was pure hell and 50 gallons later I finally got it.

if there was ever a day I thought I was going to blow up, that was it.
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Hm, I've seen several like this particular configuration-it's not really even a flex line, it's just a short length of rubber hose that slides over the 2 hard lines (just like the vent lines do). I can just imagine the fuel selector. That must have been a real joy.
 
Roger said:
Hm, I've seen several like this particular configuration-it's not really even a flex line, it's just a short length of rubber hose that slides over the 2 hard lines (just like the vent lines do). I can just imagine the fuel selector. That must have been a real joy.
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Oh man... I wish I could send you just a fraction of the frustration as a demonstration.

Drain the tanks... it's wayyyy less work ;)
 
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