Honeywell International Inc.

James F Toth

Steven Alan Lewis

Gary Valencourt

Gary A Valencourt

A fuel distributor () and mounting arrangement that helps support the weight of the fuel distributor () during removal and replacement for improved maintainability. The mounting arrangement includes a hanger () mountable on a first support which hanger () includes a slot (), and a manifold () separate from the hanger () that has a first side () with a plurality of ports () arranged in a first configuration. The manifold () is connectable to a plurality of fluid lines on an engine (). A fuel distributor body () has a first surface, a second surface spaced from the first surface and a third surface between the first surface and the second surface with a hanging cleat () projecting from the first surface that is configured to be received within the slot (). The third surface has a main fuel inlet () and a plurality of additional fluid ports () arranged in the same configuration as the ports on the manifold (). A mounting pin () projects from the third surface. Also a method of mounting a fuel distributor.

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Niles, MI, United States of America

James F Toth