Don: Please be careful when putting the valve back together. It is very possible to put the handle on in a partially on/closed position (Don't ask me how I know). In fact, that may be the problem with your valve - it has been assembled wrong. Lynn In a message dated 2/27/2010 3:43:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Don. If you have a leaking carburetor, you will have no other choice then draing the header tank and then taking the fuel valeve apart. (after your Chekride of course) It is easily done. I did not need a heat device when I did that. Clean and verify ease of function . Put back together. Hartmut ____________________________________ To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:37:04 +0000 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? ____________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. _Sign up now._ (https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969)
