There is an occasion where if the plane is out of kilter and the ball is to one 
side,( in other words one is flying sideways) the fuel will be less in one tank 
than the other.  I was flying a C172 the other day and when I refilled the 
tanks, one took 3 gallons more than the other. I always fly with both tanks 
feeding the engine so that shouldn't have happened.  When I returned, I brought 
the matter up to the owner who told me it was flying sideways and he needed to 
correct it.  Just food for thought.
Lee

-- "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Jim,

The exact configuration of the fuel system depends, usually, on the serial
number. There were some changes made as production went along. And, then,
sometimes when maintenance or restoration is done, some change could occur.

Please post your plane's serial number to help the experts.

The crossfeed between tanks should always let them be pretty nearly
equalized but a small difference is possible. Even a mild slope to the
ground could account for a 2" difference.

Be sure you keep an eye on this for now. On rare occasions, we've heard of
planes with crossfeed problems.

Hang on and the experts should chime in, soon.

Ed


 
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