Are you shutting the throttle all the way down before fueling the plane?? If the carb is even a little bit open when you fuel the plane the fuel will be forced into the engine and flood it exactly as you described.

Ken

Ken, if your reply is to me lol no the carb floods with a check valve while running. I have never been able to get an engine to run correctly with a check valve in muffler pressure (vent) line thats why i responded to Minns post. I had endless problems tuning etc with the check valve, of course there were no issues when i took it out. I don't know why bruce's engines run fine with a check valve.

I've used fueling valves for years and yes they do fail after a certain amount of time, just buy a DuBro fueling valve so you can rebuild them with the repair kit and they are as good as new.

Thanks Bruce. Of all the planes I have had over the years I only had one where the engine was completely cowled in and on that one I had a removable hatch over the tank and lines making fueling a no problem endeavor.

I would like to see your setup on Harold's old plane. Seems like the last time I was down at your field you were having some trouble with it but you had just acquired the plane and hadn't worked out the bugs. I do think I will try the long pressure line and the brass tubing split - long enough where I can get to it easily. I'll fill through the 3rd line. This will be simple if I can get it to work easily.

As a side note, I'm not toohappy with the size tank - 8 oz. - for a OS46 AX but I don't fly a long time anyway. It just looks wimpy!

Hope all is well with you and the guys at the field.

Phil