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WRB wrote:
(1)>>Wrap the jaws of a pair of Vise Grips with duct tape or electrical
tape. Apply these to the gascolator fuel line, applying just enough pressure
to close off flow. (This presumes the line is still flexible. Replace it if
it is not.) Take the fuel line loose at the gascolator and drain precisely
one-half
(2)>>>Catastrophic fuel loss in flight (such as fuel line failure or loss of
a fuel drain or gascolator) is too rare to worry about in a properly
maintained coupe.
I, for one, would not do (1) above, lest I cause (2) above - nor would I
authorize my mechanic to do so, unless he agreed to accompany me on my next
flight.
Don Bowen
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