[NSRCA-discussion] Engine Trouble

[R. LIPRIE]

Yes Tom your right that is what it is doing. It burns some fuel out but when 
it gets about almost half a tank it would suck air. But we already checked 
the fuel tank for everything possible. And plus have new fuel tubing.
                                            Matt
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Simes" <simestd at netexpress.com>
To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Engine Trouble


> On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:06:50 -0500
> "R. LIPRIE" <RLIPRIE at centurytel.net> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Tom Simes,
>>
>> For your opinion but also the thing actually will run good on the
>> ground  with the calling on or off but like when I would go to do my
>> patterns I  would be at 90 degree angle or 40 or any other but then it
>> would deadstick.
>
> If your clunk got slammed into the front of your tank and is stuck
> there OR if you have a hole in your clunk line right next to the stopper
> the plane would run great on the ground with a full tank, and the tank
> would pass a pressure test no problem.  However, in either case as soon
> as you burned off some fuel or raised the nose of the airplane for
> more than a few seconds the engine would suck air and quit.
>
> Tom
>
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>
> Tom Simes                                       simestd at netexpress.com
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