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Larry.

The fuel lines should be all metal down there. It looks like that either one 
line ruptured or one fitting came loose.
Open up the floor board and you will be able to see it right away. 

Hartmut
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  From: Larry Snyder 
  To: Cflyin Flying 
  Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 3:25 PM
  Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] More fuel system woes


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We had a nice day yesterday - the first in two weeks, and my son and I went out 
for a quick flight to a nearby airport for lunch. I checked the wing tanks - 
they had been 1/2 full after my last trip to Kentucky a couple of weeks ago - 
and they were dry! There was also a strong fuel smell.


  I put some gas in the tanks, and after a while I could see slow dripping from 
the belly of the plane. The cowl tank was full, and I just had it rebuilt a few 
months ago, so I know it's OK. The carpet was clean, too. I pulled the seat 
cushion and looked under the seat pan and could see wetness, but the source was 
in front of the main spar, so I couldn't see it. My mechanic is going to look 
at it tomorrow to see what the problem is. I'm really hoping it's not a leaky 
fuel tank, since that would be time consuming to fix and I have a big March 
trip planned. 


  So, based on experience out there and the symptoms (both tanks dry, dripping 
from belly just ahead of main spar) any guesses? Are there any rubber gas lines 
up there, or are they all metal?


  Thanks!


  Larry Snyder
  N99340






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