X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 00:32:22 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-dupuy.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.62] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2938518 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 25 May 2008 23:24:46 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.62; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=Ocv9Mc5l57suR7+hKk6m+3OyS0v2Q/oAdNcAHZ7cVaVPnaQj2ROsmS50/cLFu4xD; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [97.91.158.76] (helo=ccaselt3) by elasmtp-dupuy.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1K0TJh-0007KC-My for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 25 May 2008 23:24:09 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <002201c8bedf$f76ed740$6401a8c0@nvidia.com> From: "Colyn Case at earthlink" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] fuel selector X-Original-Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 22:24:10 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001F_01C8BEB6.0E0282B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da94077370b5d72854aa762442fa63c9bdafc350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 97.91.158.76 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C8BEB6.0E0282B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Brad said, > Has anyone ever removed the fuel selector valve and = replaced the "o" rings from a Lancair IV? I have fuel in both wings and = was afraid that if I pulled the spindle out, fuel would run all over = the floor. My question is, can I do this without draining the wings? = Brad LIV Brad, I haven't done that but I have drained my tanks several times. The = easy way is to disconnect the fuel supply at the engine and point it = into a holding tank (e.g. a fuel mini-cart made from a pick-up truck bed = tank used for fueling power equipment in the field). Then run the = boost pump on high. It drains very quickly. ....but do it outdoors. useless advice if you don't have a cart but that's what I did. Colyn ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C8BEB6.0E0282B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Brad said, > Has anyone ever = removed the=20 fuel selector valve and replaced the "o" rings from a Lancair IV? I have = fuel in=20 both wings and was afraid that if I pulled the spindle out, fuel = would run=20 all over the floor. My question is, can I do this without draining the = wings?=20 Brad LIV

Brad,

I haven't done that = but I have=20 drained my tanks several times. The easy way is to = disconnect the=20 fuel supply at the engine and point it into a holding tank (e.g. a fuel=20 mini-cart made from a pick-up truck bed tank used for fueling power = equipment in=20 the field). Then run the boost pump on high. It drains = very=20 quickly. ....but do it outdoors.

useless advice if = you don't have=20 a cart but that's what I did.

Colyn

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