SpaceCygnet
Active Member
When bleeding my beta BD722 engine yesterday, the bleed scew sheared. Its a small bolt that screws into a short cylinder with a fuel input. Its not on the fuel filter itself (as in later versions of the BD722 engine) but on the fuel line from the filter. I was not putting any real pressure on the scew, so just wondering if any others have had this happen to them in the past? Its not a part that should be under any stress, there are no signs of wear or corrosion, so I don't understand why it would have failed. I was able to use an M6 bolt as a temporary replacement - made it a bit harder to bleed the engine but worked ok.