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From: "Bill Wade" <dhc1@gwi.net>
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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: fuel starvation due to leaky valve and one empty tank
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Hi-
     I'm new to the list and I'd like to find out if others have had 
problems with the Andair valves- They appear to be well made but their 
website doesn't provide much for specs.

  Also, for the -P builders: I live in Maine so I didn't think I'd ever need 
air conditioning in a plane. I recently took a demo ride in a IV-P and now 
I'm thinking it would be a good idea. It seemed to make a big difference in 
comfort level on the ground but I'd like to get some input from others. For 
those that have, how often do you use the A/C and is there much maintenance 
involved? For those without, what's it like during warm weather? How 
effective is the fan?

Thanks very much-  Bill Wade (IV-P on order)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike S. Reinath" <Michael.S.Reinath@nasa.gov>
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 12:09 PM
Subject: [LML] Re: fuel starvation due to leaky valve and one empty tank


>I had a leak in my Andair fuel selector that I discovered back in the 
>winter of 2002 just before my first flight.
>
>  I have a three position fuel selector -- right, left, center. After some 
> taxi testing, I left the plane with the fuel selector in the center 
> position with a full header tank (I have no transfer system. I just feed 
> directly from each tank.) When I returned a week later, 8 gallons of fuel 
> were missing from the header, and there was no stain under the plane. It 
> didn't take too much searching to find them. They were in the right wing 
> tank.
>
> I removed the selector valve and checked for a leak path. In the center 
> position, there was a slow leak path to the right side. If the header was 
> not a couple of feet higher than the wing tanks, I would not have 
> discovered this problem. I exchanged the valve for a new one. That only 
> took about 2 months, but that's another story...
>
> When I received the new valve, I checked it for leaks before I installed 
> it. If you haven't already installed your valve, I recommend you do the 
> same. You don't want to be sucking air if you run a tank dry.
>
> Mike Reinath
> LNC2 360 at 730 hrs TT
> San Jose, CA (RHV)
>
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