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1. 06:56 AM - Re: header tank does not stay full (mikeperkins)
2. 08:23 AM - Re: Taking off from your backyard (Jeffrey Dill)
3. 08:37 AM - Re: header tank does not stay full (Michael Laundy)
4. 10:44 AM - Re: header tank does not stay full - installing a fitting at the top of the wing tank (Sacha)
5. 11:24 PM - Re: Re: Taking off from your backyard (Sacha)
6. 11:48 PM - Re: Re: Taking off from your backyard (Sacha)
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| Subject: | Re: header tank does not stay full |
The breather line is really a vent line, and should be run to a fitting located
near the top of either wing tank.
What you have going on is essentially a big, growing "bubble" in the top of the
header tank that enlarges each time your wing tanks unport. The bubble will only
get larger unless the vent line is open so the accumulated air can leave.
Naturally if the vent were just open to the air, fuel would pour out of it once
the tank was full. So the vent line is normally run a fitting on top of a wing
tank. And it can be left open all the time - there's no reason to close it
off when it's run that way.
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Mike Perkins
Havana, Illinois
Model I, 532, B gearbox, GSC prop
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| Subject: | Re: Taking off from your backyard |
Wow, I had forgotten that I had posted this. In 2010 I put a deposit on a 10 acre
tract and entered the due-diligence phase. I hired a lawyer to the tune of
$700 to tell me what I already knew, there were no ordinances in that county.
Not so for nearby county.
Meanwhile there was a very nice home next to an established Airpark, 6TN1.
The lot had been subdivided as part of the airport, but they were not flyers.
The hubby was in jail and it needed to sell. Recall the market at the time, I
knocked off 90K from the already low 2009 asking price ( I had already looked
at it). Lost a little earnest money on the other lot. I bought a bulldozer and
knocked down the trees in my way to the runway and have lived happily ever after.
We cook a pig once a year, have 3 or 4 bonfires to satisfy the resident pyros.
Right now I am looking for anybody in the area with a classic 4 that is flying.
A friend is thinking about buying one.
Check out these if you are bored:
weakleysfield.com
or youtube search, keywords "flying", "pleasant view, TN"
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Jeff Dill
Model 2
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=408841#408841
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| Subject: | Re: header tank does not stay full |
Sacha,=0A=0AI leave the vent valve open all the time on my Mk 3 Kitfox. =C2
-The vent line from the top of the header tank is clear plastic and fills
with fuel to the wing tank level, =C2-Since it vents into my starboard t
ank that is not a problem, and it of course gives me a visual confirmation
that my header tank is full. =C2-I have never used the facility to close
off the vent to the header tank in flight.=C2-=0A=0AMike=0A=0AKitfox 3=0A
=0ARotax 582=0A=0ACornwall, UK=0A=0A=0A=0A>________________________________
=0A> From: Sacha <uuccio@gmail.com>=0A>To: Kitfox List <kitfox-list@matroni
cs.com> =0A>Sent: Thursday, 19 September 2013, 7:12=0A>Subject: Kitfox-List
: header tank does not stay full=0A> =0A>=0A>=0A>Hi Kitfoxers,=0A>I
=99ve completed a dozen or so short (1hr) flights since rebuilding the seco
nd hand kitfox I bought, but I=99m having issues with the fuel system
.=C2- Specifically, my header tank fuel level (I=99ve installed a s
ensor to monitor its level) occasionally drops.=C2- The lowest I=99
ve seen it drop so far is to 50% of full (after which I decided to land).
=C2- A couple of other times, it dropped to 75% and then filled again.=C2
- I think this might be happening when the wing tanks are less than full,
but my impression is that they were by no means empty.=0A>Is this normal?
=C2- Is there anyway I can stop this from happening? =C2-It sure doesn
=99t feel comfortable to fly in this way.=0A>My header tank is 3.5 ga
ls (13 litres) and is located behind the seat.=C2- I have two wing tanks
which feed into the header tank.=C2- All my fuel lines are flexible.=C2
- I=99ve been keeping the header tank breather valve closed. =C2-
The wing tanks each have a breather tube on the tank cap which faces into t
he wind.=0A>Any suggestions as to how to improve things would be greatly ap
=========================0A
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=0A>
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| Subject: | header tank does not stay full - installing a fitting |
at the top of the wing tank
Mike and Michael,
Thanks a lot for that =93 so I have to install a clear plastic
line from the breather of the header tank to one of my wing tanks. The
wing tanks do not have any fittings at the top. Do you have any
pointers as to where I should look for some instructions for installing
a fitting? Is it a difficult operation?
Sacha
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| Subject: | Re: Taking off from your backyard |
Living the dream! :)
I tried to check out the website you posted but it returned an error message
(403 error).
Sacha
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Dill
Sent: Thursday, 19 September, 2013 17:22
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Taking off from your backyard
--> <1dillfamily@gmail.com>
Wow, I had forgotten that I had posted this. In 2010 I put a deposit on a 10
acre tract and entered the due-diligence phase. I hired a lawyer to the tune
of $700 to tell me what I already knew, there were no ordinances in that
county. Not so for nearby county.
Meanwhile there was a very nice home next to an established Airpark,
6TN1. The lot had been subdivided as part of the airport, but they were not
flyers. The hubby was in jail and it needed to sell. Recall the market at
the time, I knocked off 90K from the already low 2009 asking price ( I had
already looked at it). Lost a little earnest money on the other lot. I
bought a bulldozer and knocked down the trees in my way to the runway and
have lived happily ever after. We cook a pig once a year, have 3 or 4
bonfires to satisfy the resident pyros.
Right now I am looking for anybody in the area with a classic 4 that is
flying. A friend is thinking about buying one.
Check out these if you are bored:
weakleysfield.com
or youtube search, keywords "flying", "pleasant view, TN"
--------
Jeff Dill
Model 2
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=408841#408841
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| Subject: | Re: Taking off from your backyard |
Jeff,
Living the dream! In Europe it's practically impossible to do that...
I tried to check out the website you posted but it returned an error message
(403 error).
Sacha
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Dill
Sent: Thursday, 19 September, 2013 17:22
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Taking off from your backyard
--> <1dillfamily@gmail.com>
Wow, I had forgotten that I had posted this. In 2010 I put a deposit on a 10
acre tract and entered the due-diligence phase. I hired a lawyer to the tune
of $700 to tell me what I already knew, there were no ordinances in that
county. Not so for nearby county.
Meanwhile there was a very nice home next to an established Airpark,
6TN1. The lot had been subdivided as part of the airport, but they were not
flyers. The hubby was in jail and it needed to sell. Recall the market at
the time, I knocked off 90K from the already low 2009 asking price ( I had
already looked at it). Lost a little earnest money on the other lot. I
bought a bulldozer and knocked down the trees in my way to the runway and
have lived happily ever after. We cook a pig once a year, have 3 or 4
bonfires to satisfy the resident pyros.
Right now I am looking for anybody in the area with a classic 4 that is
flying. A friend is thinking about buying one.
Check out these if you are bored:
weakleysfield.com
or youtube search, keywords "flying", "pleasant view, TN"
--------
Jeff Dill
Model 2
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=408841#408841
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