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FWIW: While my aircraft is a SR and not a Rebel so can't say if this will work - what I did was bring my fuel lines down cabin side bulkheads, under the floor to a center point (actually a bit left of center to clear the elevator controls). There they "T" into a single point, into an "Andair" gascolator attached to a floor carry-through bulkhead. From the gascolator, fuel flows forward (still under the floor - in aluminum tubing - through bulkheads with rubber grommets for cushion) through a firewall fitting (backside of this fitting is accessible through rudder cable attach inspection plate in belly), into engine compartment. The gascolator is accessible from above for servicing, through a large inspection plate in the floor. An inspection door in the belly (just like my oil dip-stick door on the cowl) clicks open to allow draining the gascolator's quick-drain. This is the lowest point in the fuel system, easy to access for daily draining and the inside (floor) inspection plate
makes for easy periodic

servicing, when required. Also have tank quick-drains in the wings.

Pretty easy and simple system with no problems that I have found. I have wiring for an electric fuel pump in vicinity of gascolator, but have not found need to install one as yet. Gravity feed and engine fuel pump has been OK.

Charlie Starr SR N96CS



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