----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- >From what I've seen, the header tank shut off valve has nothing to do with the fuel pump. The fuel pump keeps pumping at all times, wet or dry. And, if it were to crack open, allowing the fuel to pump freely, it would pump many times more fuel than it will pump with the restriction in the pump outlet. Could be a dangerous situation. The good news is that if you shut off the valve at the wing tanks, it would immediately stop the flow to the fuel pump, and you'd still have nearly one hour to land.
Larry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Last year my fuel pump split and spewed fuel out onto the prop during warm up. Question is, if the prop was still spinning in flight with a fire in the engine would the header tank cut off valve stop fuel flow to the pump? Or would I need to shut off the wing tank valve to cut fuel flow to the still operating mechanical fuel pump to shut off fuel flow to the fire. Bottom line, how to cut fuel flow to the mechanical pump if the prop is still spinning feeding the fire. ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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