Thanks.  I'll let my mechanic know the consensus and will let you know what he 
discovers.

Mac McMahon
N94184
VKX Friendly, MD

--- In [email protected], Hartmut Beil <hb...@...> wrote:
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> Mac
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> I am with Glenn.
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> I noticed that the vents in the caps are important. They slightly pressurize 
> the tank system inflight. 
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> If only one cap has an open vent hole, the tank will be emptied but the 
> resulting pressure differential could hinder the second tank to empty.
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> Hartmut
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> To: [email protected]
> From: putp...@...
> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 07:29:53 -0400
> Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Fuel system problem
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> My guess! plugged vent in cap Glenn
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> On Jun 2, 2010, at 7:01 AM, pilotmac818 wrote:
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> The fuel system on my coupe continues to give me heartburn. This time the 
> left tank refused to fill the header so when the right tank finished its job 
> the header tank started to go down. There was some tension in the cockpit as 
> we watched this. I'm thinking a blockage in the line between the left and 
> right tank prevented the transfer of fuel to the right tank and then to the 
> header. The three fuel gauges were all set properly. Am I on the right track?
> 
> Mac McMahon
> N94184
> VKX Friendly, MD
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