Wrinkle in fuel cell?

by **David Lawrence - N8378P** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:40 pm

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by **Effie Andree Wiltens** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:30 pm

by **David Lawrence - N8378P** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:50 pm

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by **Kristin Winter** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:45 am

One thing you can try is to take some really sticky two-sided tape, or use duct tape back to back, to stick down the corners and stretch out the bottom of the tank to get it flat.

by **ics-12766** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:08 am

Effie, Make sure your tank vent is open. If it's blocked, the tank will suck up from the bottom, causing your float to give a false reading (more fuel than you have), and maybe causing an early engine failure.

Maybe. Worth investigating...

by **Don Nelson** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:04 pm

"ensure you received a ~114 liter (30 gallon) tank and not the ~104 liter (28 gallon) tank that is made and is called for in the type certificate of 250's and 260's with aux tanks factory installed".

Hi David,
That's interesting - never heard before of 28 gallon tanks.
I run my tanks dry often to check that, (per the AD), they are not collapsed at top due to a loose fastener and therefore won't take the full 30 gallons.
My mains do only take 28 gallons, but since they are fastened at top I thought it might be 2 gallons short due to a combination of a rebuild of the bladders, and wrinkles at the bottom. Or unusable fuel in bottom I somehow can't see. I also frequently check with a flashlight and mirror that they are not loose and sagging at top.
(My aux's consistently take 15.2 or .3.)

Don

by **David Lawrence - N8378P** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:10 am

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by **Don Nelson** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:33 pm

WOW ! Learn something new every day, (well, some days).

Thanks David, for that information. My ser # 24-3056 certainly falls in there.

The question remains, (not that it makes any difference), why in the world did Piper do that?

Thanks again,
Don

by **Effie Andree Wiltens** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:32 pm

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