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Fuel indicator, floating, on 415 C...

  • Ken Medlin
27 Jul 2020 14:25 #1 by Ken Medlin
Replied by Ken Medlin on topic Fuel indicator, floating, on 415 C...
replace the floats. They will start sinking at some point and need replacing.

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11 Jul 2020 23:21 #2 by Ken Thompson
Replied by Ken Thompson on topic Fuel indicator, floating, on 415 C...
You left us hanging, Steve.

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  • Dale Kohler
25 May 2020 20:15 #3 by Dale Kohler
Replied by Dale Kohler on topic Fuel indicator, floating, on 415 C...
Did you get your problem sorted?

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  • Steve McNew
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08 Apr 2020 23:41 #4 by Steve McNew
Replied by Steve McNew on topic Fuel indicator, floating, on 415 C...
I got it; will call A&P in the am to confirm - The filled header was still full today; went around once and landed - measured gas in header and wing tank. Header was down, wing not. Went around again, a longer pattern, and header was down by a third of what it had before starting up today - wing tank not changed at all. My conclusion is that the pump is not feeding the header. Will run that by my A&P. It was an interesting feeling, to have the wing tanks full, and see the bead drop out of sight when descending...

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  • Steve McNew
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07 Apr 2020 21:02 #5 by Steve McNew
Fuel indicator, floating, on 415 C... was created by Steve McNew
Recently, the wire in the sight tube has gone to showing the tank to be partially empty - from about an inch low, to halfway down. This usually had been corrected with the engine running a moment or two, pumping fuel into the header tank. So - I filled the header, raising the float to its top position, but it rapidly fell to half way down. And I am not at ease with flying, not having any sort of honest indication. Does the cork get heavy after a few years? It has been at least 6 years, with no problem. Oh - also had a little fuel spraying out of the header; tightened the blades on the cap, and twisted the nut inside, to snug that on to the tube. Have I pinched the wire somehow? It moves easily with the cap off... Thanks, Steve

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