Ron,

How big was the aux tank?

What kind of range did you have?

Did you have to use any forward ballast?

Thanks,

Dave Saylor
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On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Ron Galbraith <cfi@instructor.net> wrote:
> I've flown a LNC4p all across the US and to puerto Rico and back twice using a permanent aux tank in baggage compartment plumbed into return line of one tank using a facet pump to feed fuel from aux tank.   Always used opposite tank when transferring fuel and never had a problem.
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> RonG
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> On Jul 11, 2011, at 9:44 AM, William Hogarty <billhogarty@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> For Dave Saylor:
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>> Dave:
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>> I had to cringe when I realized the bag of worms that you seem to be getting yourself into feeding fuel into a partially empty wing tank.  Im not saying that it cant be done but.......?
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>> Have you considered plumbing your aux tank directly into the unused (3rd) fuel inlet on the standard lancair fuel selector??   This might eliminate many of the concerns that your presently facing.   Maybe an additional fuel pump just in case???
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>> Just a thought.
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>> Regards,  Bill Hogarty
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>> P.S.  Would like to hear the final outcome, if possible.
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