RE: [COUPERS-TECH] Fuel feed

[Louis Champeau]

I had the exact same thing happen to me, and I finally found the problem with my coupe.   The gasket for the bolt that holds the cap on the fuel pump was allowing air to be sucked into the fuel pump, so it would not pump fuel.  I removed the safety wire, tightened the bolt (be very careful not to use more ass than brains on this bolt, you'll strip the threads out of the pump. Don't ask how I know) then re-safety it.  That should fix your problem.   Louie  N2475H Our planes were probably built on the same day, or at least the same week. -----Original Message----- From: John Bennett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 2:21 PM To: Ercoupers Tech Talk Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Fuel feed Dear Coupers,     I've a mystery that needs solving. Last week I flew from my home field in Jacksonville Fl. to Hilton Head SC. My intention was to fly direct to Varnville SC but the sight tube on the header tank was below the half way mark and I stopped at Hilton Head to check it out.  I put 11.7 gal. of fuel in the bird which gave me about 6 gal per hour burn. My question is this. If the fuel is pumped from the main wing tanks into the header tank and then gravity fed to the carb. Shouldn't the header tank remain full until the wing tanks are empty?  If so. Why would the fuel pump not keep up with fuel burn...assuming the excess goes back into the wing tanks? Or...is there another problem?  Any suggestions?  Thanks, John B. N2454H ____________________________________________________   IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here

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