REFLECTOR:Re: Imbalanced fuel flow

[Bob Kuc]

I would think that if your sump vent was closed, then your fuel pump will
suck in the air since it would be easier and less restrictive to pull down
air then fuel.  With open sump vent lines, gravity feed should feed the
sump, however, maybe not at the rate you would expect, since you had the
imbalance to begin with.

> I am still wondering if the left tank goes to 0, will I have to fly in a
> slight slip to keep my right tank feeding?  Or will the usual variations
of
> flight continue to keep the sump filled as the right wing goes up
> momentarily?  If it will, then no problem....except, of course, when I
turn
> a right base onto final with a quartering head wind from the right.  My
> rough calculations (and bad luck) indicate I would run out of fuel about
1/2
> mile short of the threshold.  My headache is getting worse.