Mike, It has worked well for me having fuel pumps, a fuel pressure sensor
and a mini gascolator with drain plug venting down thru an access hatch,
(this being the lowest point of fuel system on a mono), all under the
starboard baggage bay. The fuel pipes run forward as per Europa instructions
thru the wheel well and have been fine.
My battery (and several others' batteries) have worked very
conveniently mounted firewall forward above pax footwell - and this is with
914 & wobbly prop, (admittedly a Kremen/Woodcomp, which are as light as they
get). I would certainly recommend putting it there until proved otherwise,
and even if you need to fix the odd pound of lead to the stern post to give
your optimum C of G posn.You save a fair amount of weight through only
having short heavy duty cable runs and very simple fixing arrangements, and
it is convenient for working on anything in the engine compartment.
Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Gamble" <mp.gamble@virgin.net>
Subject: Europa-List: Through the firewall
>
> To those that have done it from those that are trying to do it.
> Is there another place to mount the fuel pump to avoid feeding pipework
back to the baggage bay then forward again?
> How have people routed the fuel pipe from the pump to the engine ?
> Manual says run the pipe under the brake cylinder forward but this would
put it too close to the wheel and the flap tube.
> Why should we mount the battery in the stb compartment of the baggage bay
and then route the cables up the port side to the panel?
> How are you running the battery cables forward?
> How do we get the fuel pipes and the cables through the firewall?
> Help.
> Mike Gamble
> XS 440
>
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