17 May 2025

The Newton SPRL fuel selector body and pipe routing interferes with the brackets for the pitch and throttle controls in the center console. I only discovered this after installation since I originally received the console for the throttle only, but have decided to use a hydraulic prop. The new pitch control lever requires different brackets, and forces a requirement for the fuel lines to route to the side of the fuel valve which the Newton cannot accommodate

Switched to the factory-supplied Andair FS2020 unit which unfortunately has slightly different mounting holes, so I had to repair the old holes using fiberglass - easily done. The Andair valve has fuel lines on the top and sides compared to the top and bottom on the Newton. Fitted the new valve and the BS20 and EF20-M banjo and elbow fittings pre-ordered directly from Andair. Installed and configured the bypass valve behind the fuel selector. This took many hours and iterations to get right, but I finally found a workable compact solution using 6AN fittings