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That is why you use a mechanical engine pump and an electric boost or standby pump such as about 99% of all low wing airplanes use. Better check it out thousand of low wing airplanes are flying around with this exact system. Very few planes use heeder tanks. Dick & Nancy [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Saville" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Richard Eddinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "James Lilly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] 30 gallon tank mod > If you remove your header tank, you'd better start carrying a rabbit's foot. If your fuel pump goes > out you'll have created the beginning of that fire. > > Bob Saville > > > > Richard Eddinger wrote: > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > I am in the process of doing the 15 gal tanks and also putting a 0-200 on > > the nose. I am like you if I can I would rather not have fuel in the cockpit > > with me all though there are a bunch of people on this net that feel it is > > ok and stating that they know of no fires or problems I do not choose to be > > the first so out goes the header tank. I fly my Stits playmate with about 30 > > gallons in a nose tank and the thought of fire is always on my mind. I have > > had to people I know that burned up in A/C fires. > > Dick & Nancy [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "James Lilly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 10:11 AM > > Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] 30 gallon tank mod > > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I want to find out how much work and how much cost goes into replacing > > > the current three gas tank system with the 2-15 gallon wing tanks. For > > > those of you who have done it, was it worth it? I am tired of smelling > > > fuel in my cockpit all the time. I have no leaks in the fuselage tank > > > that I or a mechanic can see, so I was hoping to solve the problem and > > > gain some room for a panel mounted NAV/COM at the same time. > > > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > ========================================================================== == > > == > > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > ========================================================================== == == > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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