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dcsfoto
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 Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:59 pm Post subject: Header Tank |
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Just got my first Kitfox a Model III. It is 14 years old and has no header tank. I just got a used header tank from a model IV . my manual shows the header vent hooked to a vent line in the right tank,my right tank has no vent hookup.
Do I need a vent line on my header tank?
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kirkhull(at)sbcglobal.net
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject: Header Tank |
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Yes or the tank will not fill up with fuel properly as the air will have no
way out of the tank.
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Beemer
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject: Header Tank |
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Yes, though I refer to it as a "purge" line.
My Model 2 has the line going to an ON-OFF valve, and vented overboard. If
my lo-fuel light in my header tank ever comes on, I simply open the valve
until it goes out. Positive pressure from the tank, and suction from the aft
facing vent tube fills the header quickly.
I highly recommend a similar system to you.
Bradley
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rliebmann(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:41 pm Post subject: Header Tank |
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When I built my Model 2 back in 1991 I installed a Facet fuel pump and fuel
pressure gauge just in case....Before each days flight I open the valve
between my header vent tube and the fuel return line that goes back up to my
right wing tank and I turn on the fuel pump. That purges any & all air from
the header tank. Then, with the pump still on, I shut that valve which then
pressurizes the lines to the carbs. My engine starts are always fast since I
have 3# of fuel pressure at the start.
I would never fly without the Facet and the pressure gauge.
Ron N55KF 582/C box
| Quote: | Yes, though I refer to it as a "purge" line.
My Model 2 has the line going to an ON-OFF valve, and vented overboard. If
my lo-fuel light in my header tank ever comes on, I simply open the valve
until it goes out. Positive pressure from the tank, and suction from the
aft
facing vent tube fills the header quickly.
I highly recommend a similar system to you.
Bradley
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FLIER(at)sbcglobal.net
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:33 pm Post subject: Header Tank |
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The header has to vent to fill properly. You'll need
a vent.
Regards,
Ted
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Just got my first Kitfox a Model III. It is 14 years
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tank from a model IV . my manual shows the header
vent hooked to a vent line in the right tank,my right
tank has no vent hookup.
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smokey_bear_40220(at)yaho
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:37 pm Post subject: Header Tank |
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I agree, the header vent is essential.
I haven't done this, but it is an idea. You could "T"
off of the upper tank sight gauge port to a vent line
from the header, thus avoiding having to drill and lay
up a new tank port. Takes a little plumbing, but
should be easier???
Anyone think of a significant problem with this
approach? It is past my bedtime, by a few years. 
Kurt S.
--- dcsfoto <david(at)kelm.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Just got my first Kitfox a Model III. It is 14 years
old and has no header tank. I just got a used header
tank from a model IV . my manual shows the header
vent hooked to a vent line in the right tank,my
right tank has no vent hookup.
Do I need a vent line on my header tank?
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pwmac(at)sisna.com
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:31 am Post subject: Header Tank |
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It is mandatory
Paul
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At 06:59 PM 9/10/2006, you wrote:
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Just got my first Kitfox a Model III. It is 14 years old and has no
header tank. I just got a used header tank from a model IV . my
manual shows the header vent hooked to a vent line in the right
tank,my right tank has no vent hookup.
Do I need a vent line on my header tank?
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