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Me too, I don't even let Syd fuel my plane. Old habit I like to do it myself so I know the caps are on right and the level of fuel is too.works for me Dennis 99564 --- Bob Saville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm > before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Me too Syd, > On the rare occassion that I need fuel away from > my home airport > where I burn mo-gas, I remove and reinstall the fuel > caps myself. Just a > habit. I do the same with my Motorcycle and my car > and pick-up. I've > lost several gas caps from cars and trucks because > they were not > properly installed. Luckily I never lost one from a > plane. > > Bob Saville > > > > Sydney Cohen wrote: > > > ----[Please read > http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > > > I never, ever, ever let anyone else remove or > replace my fuel caps. I > > hold the cap in my hand while the lineperson is > fueling each tank, and > > replace the cap after they are done. > > > > Syd > > > > > > Percy Wood wrote: > > > >> ----[Please read > http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before > >> following any advice in this forum.]---- > >> > >> > >> At 10:29 PM 12/17/02 -0400, kathyw wrote: > >> > >> > . > >> > The only time I had such an event was > because a "pop rivet" had > >> > mistakenly been used to repair my right fuel > cap and failed. I had > >> > just refueled and was 1/2 hr out when I noticed > my header tank > >> > dropping. People accuse me of even carrying > the kitchen sink on > >> > across our country flights, but this time a > small mirror alerted me > >> > to the right tank's fuel syphoning overboard. > I diverted quickly > >> > to an alternate 20 miles away and landed > without incident. > >> > Fortuneately for me an ex-Ercoupe owner was the > mechanic, eagerly > >> > repairing the cap correctly for "no cost", just > glad to help a > >> > 'Couper! > >> > There actually are lessons here for all of > us. Upon refueling, > >> > even if the FBO insists THEY must do the actual > fueling, you do NOT > >> > have to allow them to remove or replace your > fuel caps, which is > >> > why that "pop rivet" was probably used for > repair in the first > >> > place, unbeknownst to me! Plus I then can > monitor the fuel tanks > >> > volume during filling to 1" below the rim. > >> > >> > >> Ya know, Kathy, that about the same thing > happened to Opal and I > >> when we went to Terrell in 2001 for the EOC > nationals. > >> Got fuel at Grandville, last stop before Terrell. > `Bout half way up > >> the east side of the DFW Class B, I asked Opal > "Does > >> your headder tank usually ride so low?" "Nope." > >> So here we are, looking for Terrell as the fuel > indicator "Sinks > >> Slowely in the West." Or north, as we were > actually > >> headed. Terrell came up over the bow before the > indicator sunk > >> below it, so we made that one. Checked it all > out > >> thoroughly. Found the right cap had been > mis-installed. Continued > >> checkout with engine run and all was well. I > cussed > >> myself most thoroughly for missing that - it was > on my side of the > >> plane, after all. > >> After the meeting, we retraced our route. > Wheels off Terrell > >> tarmac as the sun came up. Fueled at Grandville > again. Same > >> guy pumping the gas. This time, I caught him. > He had the cap on > >> entirely backwards! Opal and I returned to > Roswell without > >> any incident. So Watch Them Caps, Guys! > >> Percy in Portland > >> > >> ====================== > >> > ======================================================= > >> To leave this forum go to: > http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > >> > >> > >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > >> --- > >> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > >> Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > >> Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release > Date: 10/24/02 > >> > > > ========================================================================== ==== > > To leave this forum go to: > http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > > > > > > > ========================================================================== ==== > To leave this forum go to: > http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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