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john(at)leptron.com
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:58 am Post subject: : Kitfox-Fuel Flow

Bob,

We had several planes go down with full tanks. They were down do to fuel

starvation. At the time we (the list and the factory and I believe the faa

were in also) decided no cross drains were necessary, they were of no use.

We also decided that a vent from the header tank was bad as it would allow

the header to drain with out sucking from a wing tank. The wing tanks could

un-port in turns because of the loop needed to fold the wings. The factory

also quit using the wing tank shut offs under the rear deck, but , I have

never agreed with that. Many of us at the time installed the header vent

lines to a drain fitting under the fuse. But I find once vented it is now

necessary to re-vent air from header. Once a year, seems to be plenty. Many

of us installed a 12 volt booster pump under the seat. Now when sucking fuel

at the engine, or at the booster pump, fuel has to come from one wing or the

other. 



-> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Bob Unternaehrer" <shilocom(at)mcmsys.com>



I haven't been on the list long so excuse.  I really can't see how a vent

cross tube at the top of each tank could cause porting,,,which I assume you

mean what I'd call "unporting" or getting no fuel flow from the supply line,

at the bottom of each tank,  to the header tank behind the seat. BUT if

you've been there and done that,,,,that's good enough for me. Bob U.



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john(at)leptron.com
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:25 am Post subject: : Kitfox-Fuel Flow

I forgot to mention the planes that went down doe to fuel starvation, were

full of fuel.



John



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