Steve...thanks so much for staying on this topic...everytime I reread
my original post, it sounds cockier and cockier, much to my chagrin. I
take it that your "burble" was found to have been caused by tank debris
(?).
Do you still have the Europa filters upstream of the selector? Could
you explain your reasoning for putting the Frams downstream of the
selector?
Fred
On Monday, July 2, 2007, at 07:19 AM, Steve Hagar wrote:
> <hagargs@earthlink.net>
>
> No matter how good you clean your tank and system you can't clean it
> good
> enough. I spent days and days. Soap, water. multiple flushes with
> gasoline, compressed air, vacuuming etc. I felt fat and happy also
> with
> my process, nothing remotely visible or blowing around inside the
> tank.
> Several hours of taxi and runup, compass swing time etc. before first
> flight The engine burbled on the go part on a touch and go and the
> plane
> ended up in a big mud puddle off the end of the runway just short of
> the
> airport boundary and a 4 lane toroughfare. This happened at about 4
> hours
> flight time.
>
> Solution: 2 BIG disposable automotive fuel filters downstream of your
> fuel
> selector valve. Throw them away before first flight. Fly 2 hours
> with new
> ones. Then go for 10. Then you can make believe you are on top of
> the
> situation. You can get Fram's at discount stores for about 8 bucks
> each.
> They are about 2 inches in diameter and 4 inches or so long, so there
> is
> plenty of surface area inside.
>
> Steve Hagar
> A143
> Mesa AZ
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