No. Biltwell specializes in motorcycle parts. It’s strange that this happened. Hopefully Revzilla will make it right.
This reminds me of the early days of my US Air Force 20 year career. My first base was in Anchorage Alaska and we had many, many different airframes there...Fighters, Trainers, Helicopters, AWACS, Cargos, etc.I think the o-rings were just dry, as the leak seems to have subsided by the time I put it back away.
The fuel tee on BS34's is like that. They always leak after sitting dry, add fuel, wait a day or so and tight as a drum.This reminds me of the early days of my US Air Force 20 year career. My first base was in Anchorage Alaska and we had many, many different airframes there...Fighters, Trainers, Helicopters, AWACS, Cargos, etc.
We frequently would get dispatched out to C-130's venting fuel from all of the fuel tanks at one time....as soon as I heard that I would ask Job Control to have several fuel bowsers (catch tanks for waste fuel) sent out to the hard stand while I was gathering my tech data and tools to respond to the aircraft.
First question I'd ask the Crew Chief when I got to the aircraft "Did this bird just come out of Phase Maintenance?". Their answer was always a resounding "Yes".
We'd then place the fuel bowsers under the vent outlets and let it dribble/pour away while monitoring it. The Crew Chief in a panic would always ask "Aren't you going to do anything?!!".
I'd tell em..."Just give it a few, it'll stop". Sure enough, like clock work it would get less and less until it came to a complete stop.
I explained to him that the seals all shrink when the aircraft sits in deep maintenance "Phase" for weeks with no fuel in the system....they need to get wet and swell back up to do their job.
Worked like magic every time.
Yup - Parker O-Lube is good stuff and I also use Hylomar Blue from Rolls-Royce. It is usually avcailable online or from airport mechanic supply houses.View attachment 243514
Whenever I take a fuel valve apart, the rubber bits get a coat of Parker OLUBE. It's the ticket.
Since I am not very experienced in the carb synching, I will likely use the dead cylinder method.