Harry At 10:06 PM 3/18/98 EST, you wrote: "With Spring just around the corner, I would like to share with you a note I sent to the Ercoupe Owners Club a few years ago. You can't be too careful when checking for water. Continentals will not run on water, or air!!!", etc., etc., Harry Francis 93530 BCB *********************************************************************** Harry I agree whole heartily. Did you know that Skyport Services sells Glass or Lexan covered "Rain Proof" float type gas caps. I have one on the header tank as well as on the left wing tank. They completely cover the float wires keeping precipitation out.
In addition to that I drain about 4 ozs of gas from the Gascolator, even though it is the, see through, glass type and 4 ozs from each wing sump, before each and every flight. However your statement about water in the fuel pump has given me something to think about. I would prefer keeping the tanks full, unfortunately at 4608 runway elevation I only add gas before each flight, depending on who and what weight I am going to carry. In addition to that my Coupe weighs in at 924 lbs (about 100 lbs more than it is supposed to weigh). Good advise, thanks a lot. Jack N103JF, SN:745
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