I have a question Kim, you say that the new plane is light sport class - I was told that the only light sport Ercoupes were fabric covered wings. I thought that the metal ones were just too heavy to stay under the weight limit of light sport. Was I mistaken?? Jerry - with a G-model in Ferndale, WA
----- Original Message ----- From: Caliendo Dan To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Fwd: Gas Overflow and New Plane is Flying I suspect many of us are interested and I'm glad to hear you are getting back in the air again. Dan C On Jun 29, 2010, at 5:42 PM, kim Blackseth wrote: Thanks! That was it! When the NTSB took apart my pump on my crashed plane, they left off the restrictor fitting. I found one in my salvaged plane and I'm installing it now... I should be a FLYING member of the group again by Saturday. As most know, N2332H crashed on January 16th. With tremendous moral, technical and in some cases financial support from this group, I bought the crashed/salvaged plane from the insurance company and a VERY used 415C. Over the last six months we have built one very sound plane out of the two. The new plane has a new N number (N415TB) and should be a great aircraft. This new airframe is Light Sport. We re-built a C-85 with a new 0-200 crank. It has new alternator, mags, light weight starter and virtually everything that is fire wall forward is new. It has metal wings, a split elevator and was extensively inspected for corrosion. We added newly re-built fuel tanks, fittings and lines. All new aileron and control fittings, etc are new. We rebuilt the panel and re-did all the various stuff I needed for my disability... I'm very excited to get flying again! All give further reports if anyone is interested... Kim Blackseth, ICC, CASp 310 17th St Oakland, CA 510-839-1760 On Jun 29, 2010, at 3:13 PM, [email protected] wrote: Hey Kim: The first thing I would check is to make sure the fitting on the out line of the pump has a restrictor installed. This is the fitting (generally on the rear of the pump) which is highest on the pump body. It should have a 45 degree fitting installed that has a restriction installed with a 1/16" hole drilled in it. This allows about 7 gallons per hour of fuel to be pumped from the wings to the header tank. If a fitting has been installed which does not have the restrictor, then too much fuel will be pumped into the header tank (more than the overflow line can handle). Lynn Nelsen In a message dated 6/29/2010 5:45:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: All... We test flew my newly re-built 415C today and all appeared well, but one detail and I'm looking for some advice... The header tank was overflowing, as it appears the pump was filling the header tank, but the overflow back to the wing tanks was not working... What did I do wrong or what should I check?? Kim Blackseth, ICC, CASp 310 17th St Oakland, CA 510-839-1760
