Larry, I doubt you hurt the fuel pump....But, the problem lies with pumping more fuel into the tank than the overflow line will take care of.//...
The fuel pump should have a restrictor in the outlet side , restricting the max flow to about 6 gal /hr...there is a proper restrictor filling for the pump....; and the overflow line needs to be cleaned out. If an airplane sits for a long period, then the fuel fuems slowly evaporate and leave a crust of shellac on the inside of the fuel line return. This eventually leads to a cloging of the return line just where it exits the tank.... I was surpirsed to find mine cl;ogged after sitting about three months.... Remove the fitting, and using a flexible wire clean the "el" fitting in the tank. Then blow into the header tank tank --no more than 1 psi, and all the stuff should blow out. Check the line to the wing tank, to be sure it is free, also.... To ckeck for plugging, one can blow into the header tank and hear air bubbles in the wing tank....You should be able to easily blow air thru this system....Maybe have someone slse listning at the wing tank. I could easily hear the air passage and bubbles after cleaning my fittings.... Possibly the line will clear itself after becoming slightly plugged, by the flow of gasoline ???? --once the a/c is again being used.. .But it is not nice to have gasoline flowing out of the header tank, and into the engine compartment and cockpit..... After my cleaning, and re-assembly, I had No more problem... Harry Francis 93530 Blacksburg, VA --------------------------------- to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________ Who will win the Oscars? Spout off on our Entertainment list! http://www.topica.com/lists/showbiztalk
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