Hartmut is correct. The wing tank fuel caps must be identical. ie, if you have a Rain-Pruf float indicator cap on one tank and the regular Ercoupe cap on the other the tanks will not feed evenly. One tank will pressurize and force fuel over to the other tank in flight.
--- In [email protected], "pilotmac818" <pilotmac...@...> wrote: > > 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 <hbeil@> wrote: > > > > > > Mac > > > > > > > > I am with Glenn. > > > > > > > > I noticed that the vents in the caps are important. They slightly > > pressurize the tank system inflight. > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > Hartmut > > > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > From: putput1@ > > Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 07:29:53 -0400 > > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Fuel system problem > > > > > > > > > > > > My guess! plugged vent in cap Glenn > > > > > > On Jun 2, 2010, at 7:01 AM, pilotmac818 wrote: > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. > > https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 > > >
