Rich wrote:
"In reassembling my Coupe with my new engine my A&P reversed the fuel
lines at the pump. In any case I had specifically asked him to check
that out and he apparently didn't. Got suspicious after a couple
engine runs and it looked like the header tank indicator was going down
rather than up. Anyway, turns out the line was backward and I was
happy to find it before I took off for my first flight."
Also in this vein I might note: Once I had a friend that had also
gotten his `coupe back together. He found that the header was not
feeding. We 'motored' the engine with the starter and the pump worked
just find. Couldn't figure out what the heck, until we got to looking
at the fittings where the pipes go through the fire wall. One was
loose, so we were pumping air instead of AvGas. Just another thing
to check.
Percy in NM, USA
