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Larry Wilkins wrote: > > --------------E663032CC6DC22FB6CBA6640 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > 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 > You are right! If there is one thing a pilot should/MUST understand is > the airplanes fuel system!! You can't be guessing what valve shuts off > what? Craig 2623H > [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. > > > > > > > > --------------E663032CC6DC22FB6CBA6640 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> > <html> > > > 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. > <p>Larry > <p>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > <blockquote TYPE=CITE> > <pre>----[Please read <a > ://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm">http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm</a> > before following any advice in this forum.]----</pre> > <font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>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.</font></font> > > </blockquote> > > > </html> > > --------------E663032CC6DC22FB6CBA6640-- > ==^================================================================ 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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