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Well
Andy,
I
sort
of agree with you. I ALWAYS fly by time (3 hours on the tach from full
tanks to refueling) but the header gauge is not a fuel gauge - it is a fuel
pump
fail indicator <g>. Seriously, If the header gauge starts to
drop I
get very nervous. I try to always refuel before it happens. But
the
header gauge is the only indication I have that something might be wrong
with
the fuel pump.
This
last January I finally got to fly after almost 3 weeks busy with holidays
and
work. As I was departing the pattern I noticed that the header gauge
was
down! That got my attention fast (particularly with full tanks).
I
landed and refilled the header tank and flew T&G's to make sure I was
not
seeing things. Nope - I tried heating the fuel pump by covering
the
hot engine with a blanket for a bit and running a heater in the
hangar but
several flight produced the same result. I decide to have an early
annual
and was checking out replacement pumps but it turned out to be a frozen fuel
line (probably in the right cabin area). My FBO's heated hangar fixed
it
just fine.
The
moral (for me) is the header gauge is important but not as a fuel
gauge. I need to remember to check it more often no matter how full
the
mains are.
David Abrams
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http://ercoupe.com
Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH]
Fuel
Cap.
My fuel Capacity gauge works excellent... it's the little timer on the panel.
Fly by time, never trust the gauges.
&nbs p;Andy Pomeroy
My fuel Capacity gauge works excellent... it's the little timer on the panel.
Fly by time, never trust the gauges.
&nbs p;Andy Pomeroy
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