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Old 12-28-2003, 05:45 PM
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Default Predator engines problems

I have a tufflight predator with a magnum 40 on it, because of the location of the tank I believe the engine is having a hard time getting fuel. It will run perfectly sitting flat, but when pointed up it wants to quit and die. If i richen the mixture up a couple of clicks, it runs rich flat, but perfect when pointed up. Also when the tank approaches empty it leans out some more. I've never had these problems on any of my other planes, but on this one the fuel tank is pretty far away from the engine. Also I forgot to mention that the engine is almost all the way to the front of the mounting rails and that the centerline of the fuel tank is even with the carb inlet. Is there a simple fix I don't know about, or how about adding a fuel pump of some kind.

Jeremy
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