Tools/spares to carry?

[john brunson]

Dave,

This seems like a serious vulnerability...To be clear... is this problem "Downstream" of the "Secondary" or Final filter? Or will the "Primary" or "First" filter and the "Secondary" or "Final" filter catch this debris before it is sent to the engine for use??  Another way to ask the question is do we have this failing hose lining >>after<< the fuel filters

fuel injectors clogged with rubber or plastic material that has been shed from the inside of a fuel line that is after the fuel filtration process is equivalent to a blood clot to the brain.

[Dave Atherton]

John at this point yes you have a problem before the secondary 2 micron fuel filter.
The problem will stop at the secondary filter being you have a 2 micron installed.
The main concern first not to alarm everyone ( sky is not falling ) replacement first
fuel line that exit the primary fuel filter and connects to fuel transfer pump suction
inlet. At time builder installed the hydraulic hose from fuel tank to transfer pump
suction inlet and seems so far stopped at this point and the cat system taken over
Fuel lines.  Dave Atherton retired Cat mechanic

[john brunson]

I am going to proceed as Planned.  Install manual primer pump and change "Secondary" or "Final" filter to a 2 micron filter plus a post mortem inspection of the old filter for macroscopic particles of old hydraulic fuel hose.

Got to get the new skylight installed first.... shower is getting water from wrong place....   

[Keith Moffett]

John
Not to get too far from the original thread.  If you replace that skylight yourself, consider a dremmel or similar oscillating tool.  It turns hours of cussing into minutes of pleasent work.  Use only the straight edge blade!

[john brunson]

Keith,

I used hot air from heat gun, MEK, Acetone, and scotch brite as a final burnish... Still took all day- 20 years of dicor and other gunk reseals....