I had a similar problem a few months back. I ended up taking off the fuel valve that is just under the Header tank and taking it apart and cleaning it out and polishing the insides of the valve and then putting some really great grease that is not effected by gas and then putting it back together and re-installing the fuel valve. I have had no problems since that. I can tell you that you will need to heat up the cap that holds the fuel valve together to get it off. I used a propane bottle torch and it came right off. Don't melt it, just get it hot. Put the valve in a vice and use vice grips to remove the cap. That should work. Jerry with a 415G in the Great Northwest.
----- Original Message ----- From: Donald To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 2:37 PM Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Woe is Me (If not for bad luck, I would have no luck at all) I was out practicing my Ercoupe taxi skills today since I am not checked out yet to fly (tomorrow the CFI is scheduled). Sure was tempting to just make a circuit or two without a BFR or checkout when nobody was really watching. Anyhow, I turned on the fuel to start, turned it off when I was at the fuel pumps refueling, back on to start again, the valve acted quite normal. When I got back to the hangar, the darned fuel valve would not shut off! It seems to be locked in the on position, I used a lot of force even, still no turn off! Has anyone else had such a problem with the fuel shutoff valve?
