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I've found that in my Alon, if I fill to 9 gals, she'll siphon fuel during climbout (I'm usually climbing 700-900 fpm @ 80 mph). I've found that if that's happening, once I level off if I yaw the plane pretty hard to the siphoning side, it stops. Leslie Holbrook Alon A2 N161LH Chester, CT 3B9 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Coupers Tech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [COUPERS-TECH] Fuel Cap. >Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 15:35:03 -0400 > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > >Greg > >I agree that the wing tanks are only 8 gal. Any more and they spill as I >taxi. Since I use about 5.3 gal/hr, my three hours on the tach is 16 gal >or >so which usually has me with fuel in the wings when I fill up. The only >time it is even an issue is when I am on a long cross country since I will >fill up pretty much any time I have more than 1.5 hours on the tach since >last fill up on short flights. On long x-countrys I plan 3 hours and have >pushed to 3 hrs 15 min to make an 80 oct refueling stop. I rarely see the >header drop. And I agree that the advantage of the rain pruf gauge is that >you can mark it. I have a thin stip of black electrical tape at the full >line. I never expect to see that go down. > >David Abrams >Thermo Galactic >395 Main Street >Salem, NH 03079-2464 USA > >Tel: 1-603-898-7600 x304 >Fax: 1-603-898-6228 >http://www.ThermoGalactic.com > >Thermo Galactic is a Thermo Electron business > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 ==^================================================================
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