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ironically after reading all the fuel remarks I also am having an unusual problem.I have full header tank and fill the wing tanks to about 3/4inch from full.Fist time I fire up as I increase throttle for take off I smell gas.Invariably (3 times the gas comes out the vent of left wing cap.last about 2 -3 minutes then quits. Any ideas?Thanks Ron 3619 H---Original Message----nks From: craig hinton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, October 15, 2001 9:44 PM Subject: RE: [COUPERS] pump and fire. >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > >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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