For sure on the filling and watching! On the GOOD side, I needed to drain the header anyway and work on my shutoff valve, it stuck open, now has to be forced to open and close. I thought people were pulling my leg, but they actually make a lube for the valve that don't wash off with gasoline.
--- In [email protected], bbart...@... wrote: > > When I let mine sit for a while, the fuel from the header tank s-l-o-w-l-y > drains back down in to the wing tanks. Also, I have to turn the fuel > selector under the instrument panel off to keep the fuel from leaking out of > the carburetor but you can see and smell that type of fuel leakage. But I > agree, a completely dry header would give you quite a start. Best to fill > the header before you fly next, whenever that may be, and take it around the > pattern a few times, land and check header tank fuel level to see if it is > being replentished from the wing tanks. >
