waterloged

I have an older .60 sized cub which i am installing a Magnum .70 4S in, My question is the fuel inlet on the carb is about 3/4 to 1" above the center of my fuel tank. I cannot raise my tank or lower the engine as the orignal owner set it up with the engine running 90*. what kind of problems will i encounter with the carb inlet being higher than the tank and will i need a pump for this set up? Any idea's???
Thanks..

tail strike

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You are going to pressureize the tank right? you shouldn't have any problems.
that is much better then the tank being to high.

ggraham500

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or use a Perry Pump ...

waterloged

Yes i am pressurizeing the tank, i also have a perry pump but prefer to save it for another project i'm working on. The last time i ran one with the tank low i had idle problems but i dont know if that was the problem or not. I built a set of floats for this plane but had a "hard" landing with my other plane so i quit this one to repair my P51, Now i'm back on the cub. Thanks

MinnFlyer

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Something most people don't realize is that having the carb on the tank centerline is the "ideal" placement - but in reality, most planes won't allow you to do that.

In MOST cases, this does not create a problem.

Gray Beard

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Thank you Mike!!! The center line tank/carb is in a perfect world. And the only way to know if you are going to have a problem is to fire up that beast and find out. If it doesn't work then the Perry Pump.

MinnFlyer

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And just for the record, I've never HAD one that didn't work.

tschuy

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You shouldn't have a problem feeding the engine with the tank being lower. Just means that the needle valve setting will tend to be more open then what it was in a prior aircraft. Do use the pressure feed from the muffler and be aware that if you fly the cub upside down, your engine will tend to go rich.

Gray Beard

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Mike, I have but one was in a Smith Mini and the other one was an MDS so maybe they don't count??