Steve, In practical use in my opinion the mains are the wing tanks and the header is a reserve tank. If all tanks were empty I would fill the wings and then the header but I don't really think it makes much difference although you need to leave some room in the wings in case you fill the header too much. In normal use I never have to fill the header because I never burn it down. I refill the wings every three hours and the header does not need filling.
Kevin1 --- In [email protected], Pizzo Stephen <step...@...> wrote: > > Kevin, > Well, but the literature says to fill the main first then the wing tanks. Why > do you prefer your method instead? And aren't you "robbing' yourself of those > extra five gallons that would have gone into the main tank? > > Steve (the new guy) > > On Sep 6, 2010, at 5:52 PM, Kevin wrote: > > > I never put fuel in the header tank. I burn the mains and leave the header > > as reserve so it never need adding to. > > > > Kevin1 > > > > --- In [email protected], Pizzo Stephen <Stephen@> wrote: > > > > > > Okay, you asked for it. So here's a newby question if there ever was one. > > > The fuel system. I notice when I try to fill the nose tank that it kept > > > bubbling down when it looked full. I assume it's going into the two wing > > > tanks. Is this so? And if so, can I just fill the wing tanks by > > > continuing to add fuel to the nose tank? Also, as the plane burns fuel, > > > the only indicator I have is the float gauge outside the window. How do I > > > know when the wing tanks are empty? Or will they burn first and then draw > > > down the nose tank? > > > > > > So there, you see, a real beginner here with Ercoupes. My apologies for > > > asking such a basic question but..well hell, I gotta start learning my > > > way around this little deuce coupe. > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 6, 2010, at 1:53 PM, Donald wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Well let me be one to welcome you also. This is one great bunch of > > > > guys, always willing to help each other. I had never even been up close > > > > to a coupe until I bought mine about a year ago, and now am fairly > > > > intelligent about them, thanks primarily to this board. We really are > > > > not a bunch of sue happy guys as you might imagine. Welcome aboard, and > > > > feel free to ask questions, this is the place for answers for sure. > > > > > > Stephen Pizzo > > > http://www.stephen.pizzo.com > > > http://www.newsforreal.com > > > > > > Curiosity killed the cat -- but for a while I was considered a suspect... > > > > > > > > > Pizzo Stephen > step...@... > > Who is more to be pitied, a writer bound and gagged by policemen or one > living in perfect freedom who has nothing more to say? > Kurt Vonnegut >
