[Alberg30] Atomic 4 (bomb)

[greg]

Isn't that the damnedest thing. It happened to our Atomic 4 about 3
years ago. We had no malfunction... just the smell and the danger. It's
good to talk about the little things

Kindest Regards- Greg

SwiftLaw at aol.com wrote:

> Warning.---- two weeks ago I wrote to this list about the
> intermittence of my A-4 as I came through the Chicago River.  After
> many good suggestions here, I pulled the fuel tank and replaced it,
> found a new element for the water separator and purged the fuel line
> and cleaned out the sediment bowl on the fuel filter replaced the
> plugs with the hard to find coppers as suggested in the manual.
>
> The intermittence continued although she idled great. On the test run
> I pulled several hard turns and the engine spluttered. Back inside the
> engine again. I studied the engine and found a gas drip that appeared
> to be coming from the bottom of the sediment bowl on the fuel filter.
> Tried everything, grease the gasket replace the gasket, ratchet down
> the thumb screw. By luck on my last pull of the sediment bowl I took
> it outside and filled the bowl (made of Steel) with gas. It had rotted
> right through the steel and there was a pin hole in the metal causing
> gasoline to drip into the engine and bilge. When operating in rough
> weather or in sharp turns the hole would emerge and suck air.  This
> condition is extremely dangerous and hard to recognize. All of you
> with the earlier engine, please be aware that the metal can actually
> fail from the water in the fuel line over the years. Thankfully I
> found it before the inevitable explosion. Be Aware. my hull #222
>
>
> Tom Swift
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