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trc1917(at)direcway.com
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 4:26 am Post subject: funnel



I have had same weird experience with the byproduct of pouring fuel through

a mister funnel. I used to use a rite mix messuring cup and after dumping

the oil in the can, would rinse it with gas. Often, it would leave a white,

milky, paste behind. My guess is it is doing it in the mr funnel bottom

also. always made me wonder if it was doing it in the bottom of my tank but

never found any. never killed an engine with it though. ted cowan, alabama

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ulpilot(at)cavtel.net
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 5:33 am Post subject: funnel



All

When I bought my Firestar in 99, the owner told me he had not drained and

cleaned the fuel tank for a year and it needed cleaning. Well, I did not

heed his word and clean the tank. I had 4 engine outs, 2 on take off, 1 on

down wind and 1 on base.

I kept thinking it was the carb but couldn't find the problem. I finally

decided to clean the tank and found the same milky, white, gooey paste in

the bottom of the tank right next to the fuel pick up. I could start the

engine, do my run up, but the minute I took off with the up angle the paste

would cover the fuel pick up and stop my fuel flow. By this time, I would

be about 2 hundred feet in the air and the engine would stop. Fortunately,

I had plenty of runway in front of me for a power off landing.

I replaced the tank, fuel tubing, fuel pump and carb. This cured the

problem and I made it part of my regular maintenance to drain and clean my

tank every 6 months.

Jim Ballenger

MK III X 582

Virginia Beach, VA

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kfackler(at)ameritech.net
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:05 am Post subject: funnel



 	  Quote: 	
		  >I made it part of my regular maintenance to drain and clean my tank every

6 months. 	


How do you clean them?

-Ken Fackler

Kolb Mark II / A722KWF

Rochester MI

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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject: funnel

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