Bruce, my original intention was to use a third line and fuel dots. But it is rather crowded in that cowl, and besides, a third fueling line does not address the problem of flooding the carb (which you say you've got figured out). The only way I could see to do it would be to use a hemostat to either clamp the line going to the carb, or just pull it off while fueling.

I had a vision of me on my hands and knees in the pits, grubbing about trying to get the line back on the carb nipple... nah, don't think so. I ended up using a Dubro fuel valve I found in the junk box. I haven't the greatest luck with these gadgets, but this one seems to work as advertised, so we'll see. In view of all the grief this model has given me, a non-functioning valve will simply be par for the course...

Of course, with the inverted installation, I could have just left the throttle barrel full open while fueling, and the overflow would run out, probably NOT flooding the carb. Kind of messy, though.

What I should do is tie the tail to a tree and try it here at the house before heading to the field Saturday. Everything works fine during the static test, but we know that doesn't always it will work for real. But to be honest, I'm simply tired of dicking around with this airplane.

If everything goes well Saturday, fine. If not, I may try to fix it; or may not. You can be sure that I'll bring a back-up model, so the day won't be wasted...

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