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Hi Pete, The old style gauge just had a wire without a glass tube. Worked fine except for collecting H2O. Hank Gallagher Austin TX ----- Original Message ----- From: Hartmut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Pete Thomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: 'Coupetech' <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Nose Tank > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > 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 > > > > ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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