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cgod(at)cebridge.net
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:32 am Post subject: Tech assistance, Low Fuel light

Hello All,

  

 Im in need of some technical  assistance.

  

 My low fuel light  is staying on with plenty  of fuel in the header tank.

  

 Any ideas of how to get it off?

  

 Thanks, 

  

 Michael

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kitfoxmike

Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Posts: 373

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:32 am Post subject: Re: Tech assistance, Low Fuel light

I had problems with mine and the steps I took to correct were to: take any filters out of the system from tank to header.  Remove the hose coming from the tanks and blow air in reverse to clear the screen in the tank.  Replace the gaskets on the caps with the ones for the mercedees.  Mine work great now.

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Guy Buchanan

Joined: 16 Jul 2006
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Location: Ramona, CA

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:58 am Post subject: Tech assistance, Low Fuel light

At 06:31 AM 8/22/2007, you wrote:

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		  My low fuel light  is staying on with plenty of fuel in the header tank.

  

 Any ideas of how to get it off? 	


 There are certainly several possibilities: 1) It's stuck. 2) It's broken. 3) The fuel level's low. Don't discount this last. My header tank will run the top 1/2" dry upon re-fill until the turbulence works all the air out. I find it's also easy to get sealant on it during installation. Finally, if it's a float sensor, and the sensor falls off, (breaks,) the light will illuminate. Unfortunately you'll have to pull it and take a look.\



 

 Guy Buchanan

 San Diego, CA

 K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.     [quote][b]

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Float Flyr

Joined: 19 Jul 2006
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Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:01 am Post subject: Tech assistance, Low Fuel light

It all depends on how the  switch is wired.  A lot are wired hot (B+) to the light and then the switch  in the header tank only provides a ground when the fuel goes low.  If this  is how your light is wired then you probably have a short circuit (to ground)  somewhere between the light itself and the switch.  Favoured places are in  block connectors where a wire can come part way out and short off either the  frame of neighbouring wires.

  

  

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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:14 am Post subject: Tech assistance, Low Fuel light

Add fuel is the normal way!!

  

  

 Dave Goddard- Mod IV 1050/582

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msm_9949(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:19 am Post subject: Tech assistance, Low Fuel light

What kind of low fuel sensor do you have MIchael? Mechanical (float-type) or optical?

   

  Marco Menezes

  Kitfox II 582-90 N99KX



MA Stanard <cgod(at)cebridge.net> wrote:

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		          Hello All,

   

  Im in need of some technical assistance.

   

  My low fuel light  is staying on with plenty of fuel in the header tank.

   

  Any ideas of how to get it off?

   

  	
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clint_bazzill(at)hotmail.
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:23 am Post subject: Tech assistance, Low Fuel light

What kind of low fuel warning do you have?  Is it the float type or light 

sensor type?

From: "Dave G." <occom(at)ns.sympatico.ca>

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Subject: Re: Tech assistance, Low Fuel light

Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:14:16 -0300

Add fuel is the normal way!!

Dave Goddard- Mod IV 1050/582

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tleiss(at)earthlink.net
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject: Tech assistance, Low Fuel light

When I put mine in, I thought it was in correctly.  In fact I had mounted it upside down.  I still am shaking my head about that one....

  

 Todd Leiss

 Model IV Speedster - 912UL

  

 



  

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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:35 am Post subject: Tech assistance, Low Fuel light

Hi Michael-

Being as how yours is a Murle Williams-built plane, it probably has  

the Williams Aviation low-fuel system in it. That consists of a float  

switch inside of a small  aluminum tank. You may have fuel in your  

header tank but none in the low-fuel switch tank. Make sure that the  

vent line from the switch tank is not plugged or kinked. The way this  

system works is the fuel runs from the wing tanks to the header tank,  

and is vented up through the low-fuel tank and back up to the right- 

hand (usually) wing tank. When fuel fills the header tank, it also  

fills the low-fuel tank, lifting the float, and thus shutting off the  

low-fuel light.

Also, like Noel said, make sure that the wiring is not grounded at  

any place besides the ground wire from switch to ground....if this is  

the type system you have.



Lynn Matteson

Grass Lake, Michigan

Kitfox IV Speedster  w/Jabiru 2200

flying w/369+ hrs

On Aug 22, 2007, at 9:31 AM, MA Stanard wrote:



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		   Hello All,



 Im in need of some technical assistance.



 My low fuel light  is staying on with plenty of fuel in the header  

 tank.



 Any ideas of how to get it off?



 Thanks,



 Michael

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