X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:45:20 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [137.118.16.50] (HELO smtp0.av-mx.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.3) with ESMTP id 5372256 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:23:25 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.50; envelope-from=pinetownd@volcano.net Received: from DennisPC (65-166-100-115.dsl.volcano.net [65.166.100.115]) (Authenticated sender: pinetownd@volcano.net) by smtp0.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E47C1C1BC3 for ; Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:22:51 -0500 (EST) X-Original-Message-ID: <85BF0624FACE4E7385D32B9F524ABD47@DennisPC> From: "Dennis Johnson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [LML] Legacy fuel vent check valves. X-Original-Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:22:52 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_1927_01CCE03C.F6435850" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18463 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_1927_01CCE03C.F6435850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I normally fill my Legacy's fuel tanks to about a fat finger below the = opening and I have never noticed fuel venting. The other day, I filled = the right tank nearly to the brim and when I made a tight left turn on = the ramp a friend noticed fuel venting from the wingtip. I can't = understand how you're venting fuel if the tank is only half full. Is = this while you're on the ground or in flight? Dennis Legacy, closing in on 500 hours tach time =20 ------=_NextPart_000_1927_01CCE03C.F6435850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I normally fill my Legacy's fuel tanks to about a fat finger below = the=20 opening and I have never noticed fuel venting. The other day, I = filled the=20 right tank nearly to the brim and when I made a tight left turn on the = ramp a=20 friend noticed fuel venting from the wingtip. I can't understand = how=20 you're venting fuel if the tank is only half full. Is this while = you're on=20 the ground or in flight?

Dennis

Legacy, closing in on 500 hours tach time

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