Jim,
N249B is in the paint shop as well!
I was just thinking that if the check
valve doesn’t stop the flow of fuel in the wrong direction, what useful
purpose does it serve? I don’t see the need for it otherwise???
Bill B
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Jim Frank
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
6:47 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Legacy fuel
vent check valves.
Bill,
When I take off and my fuel tanks are full, I get fuel venting out of the wing
tips when the airplane yaws in turbulence. Right tank more than left
tank. Stops when I burn off about 5 gallons or so. I ask another
Legacy builder about this and he had the same issue. I figured it
was normal.
Jim
N23XF
(in the paint shop)
On 1/31/12 3:30 PM, "Bill Bradburry" <bbradburry@bellsouth.net> wrote:
I am
concerned that the fuel vent check valves may be installed backwards or are
leaking. The fuel tanks seem to vent ok and I have not seen any problems
along those lines, but fuel runs out of the vents in the wing tips any time I
get much over a half to three quarters of a tank.
Anyone else having this problem or have advice?
Bill B