X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:46:52 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost01.isp.att.net ([207.115.11.51] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.3) with ESMTP id 5372106 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:34:50 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.11.51; envelope-from=mdatp@bellsouth.net Received: from [10.0.1.5] (adsl-074-184-122-082.sip.asm.bellsouth.net[74.184.122.82]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc01) with SMTP id <20120131233414H0100gephqe>; Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:34:15 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [74.184.122.82] User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.26.0.100708 X-Original-Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:34:13 -0500 Subject: Re: [LML] Legacy fuel vent check valves. From: Jim Frank X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Message-ID: Thread-Topic: [LML] Legacy fuel vent check valves. Thread-Index: AczgcNa07+wZ48mEtUatLGGRpW+yTg== In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3410879655_7569490" > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3410879655_7569490 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit 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" 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 > --B_3410879655_7569490 Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Re: [LML] Legacy fuel vent check valves. Bill,
When I take off and my fuel tanks are full, I get fuel venting out of the w= ing tips when the airplane yaws in turbulence.  Right tank more than le= ft tank.  Stops when I burn off about 5 gallons or so.  I ask anot= her Legacy builder about this and he had the same issue.   I figur= ed 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

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