Steve Dold wrote:
> 3. If a hose comes off the pump outlet, all fuel will drain from the > header tank into the engine area with no way to shut it off. I > don't think this is the case with earlier planes, but for some reason > it's a Mooney "feature". Maybe Alon too. > The valve on the right side near the floor shuts off the fuel from the wing tanks to the fuel transfer pump. If a hose comes off the pump outlet (and you knew that this happened) you simply shut off the fuel to the pump. Gravity will still feed fuel from the nose tank to the carbureter for about an hour, which should get most of us to the nearest safe place to land. Syd Cohen NC94196
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