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Leslie, I used to have that problem. Cause me a low return to land
the
first time it happened.
Now I have sealed the holes and use the header tank to pressure
the
mains. No problems. I did my testing with sticks to plug the holes.
Now
plugged and painted. Warren
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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
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>Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 15:35:03 -0400
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>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
> >
>
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