I had the same problem with my Forney F1, with the Stromberg Carb. Even after a carb shop overhauled the carb would leak. While the carb was off the mechanic was able to tell that the header tank shut off valve was leaking by. I sent the carb to John Wright Jr., to check the float seeting as the carb overhaul place didn't want anything to do with it. They even told me there were no parts availabe for the Stromberg Carb. John overhaled the shut off vale and reset the float level and no more leaking by. I still shut the valve off and run the engine untill it dies.
Socialism will eventually run out of other peoples money. --- On Tue, 2/9/10, pilotmac818 <[email protected]> wrote: From: pilotmac818 <[email protected]> Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Siphoning of header tank fuel To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 7:10 AM All the fuel in the header tank has siphoned to the wing tanks leaving the header dry. The plane has been inactive for 3 weeks. Is this normal? Do I need to put fuel into the header tank before I start her or is the fuel pump up to the task? Thanks. Mac McMahon N94184 VKX PS We have 18" snow on the ground now and expect another 18" this afternoon so I may not get to this for a while. Washington, DC just isn't up for this. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
