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Pete. I had that too ones. The Glass tube came loose in flight and one could really watch it slowly getting out of the holder. Then it flew away and I was angry to have lost another 20 bucks, since that tube was just a new order. However Nothing bad happens. There was no gas siphoned out of the tank. I think that is because the vent hole in front of the gas cap creates pressure in the tank. So the suction from above will only suck air, no gasoline. After all the older style wire floats are working the same way without any problems. Hartmut N3330H > Pete Thomson wrote: > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > Evening all, I had an experience which I thought I would ask for some > input on. The glass tube on the nose tank gauge started coming out of > the aluminum gas cap about 30 minutes after take off. It came out very > slowly but was at about 1/4 inch out when I noticed. It did not appear > to move any more but I thought about the syphoning issue and headed > back for home, it was loose and came out easily on the ground. I fixed > it and then continued my 4 hour flight. The question I have is this :- > in your opinion is the hole through which the wire goes big enough to > allow the propwash to syphon all the gas out of the header tank faster > than the gas would normally get returned to the wing tanks? I am sure > at least one of you has hit a bird or something and had this > experience, my concerns were twofold, one running out of gas and two > the fire hazzard from the gas getting on the alternator in the engine > compt. Your thoughts and experiences with this would be appreciated. > The nose tank gas cap on my Coupe is vented towards the front. > Thanks,Pete > > ================================================================== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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