----- Original Message -----
From: "Sidsel & Svein Johnsen" <sidsel.svein@oslo.online.no>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: The Factory Fuel Sight Gauge
> <sidsel.svein@oslo.online.no>
>
> Carl,
>
> I have experienced similar problem as you describe. I have the sight tube
> between the seat backs, and I often got the same mis-readings and sudden
> drops in the air even though I first blew the vent tubes exactly as you
> describe.
>
> I suspected that fuel remained in the tube going over the fuel tank (under
> the top of the cockpit module) and back up alongside the filler pipe.
> Even
> with my trigear, on the ground there is a slight aft-down pitch attitude,
> so
> a "U" was formed there. Evidently, fuel still remained there at level
> cruise.
>
> I have cured the problem by new routing of the gauge tube from the top
> front
> of the cockpit module (where it used to go into the cockpit module). I
> cut
> the tube there, and instead used a copper tube going up along the front
> face
> of the cockpit module, into the right head rest through a hole drilled in
> the inner side near the fore left corner of the head rest, and continuing
> always up-up-up through the outer side of the head rest near the rear
> right
> corner and joining the original tube further up. Joined to the original
> sight tube both ends by inserting the copper tube into it and securing
> with
> small hose clamp. Painted copper tube where visible in colour matching
> the
> upholstery.
>
> Thus, I no longer have the "U" previously exisiting on top of the fuel
> tank,
> and the gauge reads just fine.
>
> ///
>
> Have you tried a good side slip after climb-out? Another Europa
> (monowheel)
> here in Norway does that to get rid of the fuel in his "U" in the gauge
> tube
> (I tried it, but my "U" was probably too deep - or perhaps I did'nt dear
> to
> slip hard enough!)
>
> Best regards,
> Svein
> LN-SKJ (test flying completed - regular airworthiness certificate
> received)
>
>
>
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