The drains on all three tanks will not fully drain any water. Once in a while you need to siphon out the mains and disconnect and drain the header tank. Al
Percy Pwood Georgia Wood wrote: > Howdy, Harry. > Your point on water in the gas is very well taken. They may be "As strong > as the Nation," but the Continental motors just don't burn it. > > I have used a fuel sample tube ever since I started flying. By drawing a > bit of fuel from every quick drain (3 on my Ercoupe), I assure myself that > water is not lurking in the tanks. Just draining onto the grass does not > do the job IMHO. One either wastes good gas, or takes a chance on not > getting it all out. > > These tubes are plastic, and available at most FBOs for $7 or so. The one > I have has a screw driver (both clibers - phillips and straight) on the > end. works great for getting off the one side of the cowl without the dzu > fasteners, and tightening the many loose screws on 29H. Not the one behind > the wheel, though ... :-) In that regard, I have added a check to the > check list to be sure I know where this sample tube and tank dip stick > are before engine start. I lost one somewhere between Portland, Oregon > and Roswell, New Mexico, that I had had since my student pilot days. > > Covering the fuel caps is also important. My wing tanks are the straight > cap, no float gage. I have a cover for the header tank - rubber from a > "plumbers friend," with the handle part cut out and a Pepsi can inserted. > Works good, but not as good as having ones plane in a hanger. > > Percy
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