Cheetah and fuselage full of fuel after run
11-07-2018, 09:46 PM
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Cheetah and fuselage full of fuel after run
I have a new cheetah had one run and flight but a couple of days later the model is full of fuel pouring from front of turbine!!
I unscrewed the engine to investigate and the engine was full of fuel!.. how and why has this happened?
11-07-2018, 10:02 PM
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No I didn’t shut off the manual, I didn’t think that was nesasary as the fuel valves should be closed shouldn’t they.. I’ve never shut the manual valve before in other models..
11-07-2018, 10:11 PM
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I always close the manual valve first thing after every flight. Solenoid valves and pumps can and do leak. Imagine what would have happened if you would have not noticed the fuel and initiated a start.
11-07-2018, 10:34 PM
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i know!! That’s what worried me.. I may Use the manual valve now, but being a brand new engine I would expect the valves to close properly..
