Hi, I have been flying an SE with a new 90deg 46FX since Saturday with no motor problems untill today. I had just finished an outside loop when the motor sputtered to a stop like it had run low on fuel, but after landing it still had almost 3/4 of a tank left. After emtying the tank it started and ran just fine to drain any remaining fuel out. Before this flight an experienced pilot had put it through its paces with no motor problems.


Do you think this is an icolated incident or a more serious fuel problem?

Thanks

Roger

Well I had a problem where my fuel clunk came off the brass tubing inside the tank. It would only draw fuel untill about 1/2 to 3/4 full. Might be worth checking out. It could also be stuck "high" if the tubing is too long, or even clogged.

Thanks, I will take it apart when I get home after work.

Roger

If the plane has ever been nosed in to the ground. The clunck
will be pushed foward and cause fuel proplems. The clunck line
will pinched if that happens.

New plane, only smooth landings so far.

Roger

Clunk is in the back and everything looks good. I guess all I can do now is send it back up and hope everything works out, but I hate having a deadstick. Our field is surrounded by trees.


Roger

Could have been a fluke. But my guess is that you took off just a hair on the lean side, and the outside loop made the situation worse.

Keep it close enough to you so you can get back to the
run way if you do have dead stick atleast until you get
the engine lined out.