Monday, June 08, 2009
Startin' and Stoppin' (and startin' again)
Wow, it sure has been a long winter here in Wisconsin. The weather has been pretty crumby, and on top of that work has gotten in the way of the things I need to get done before the flying season starts! All this led to not having the Waco ready to go until the middle of May. Not that I missed that much flying time, since the weather was stinko (that's a technical aviation term). But still, that was much later than I had planned to be up and running.
Then, after just a few hours of flying I find a slow but steady drip of fuel coming off the left fuel gauge. I had replaced the "O" ring in the bottom of the gauge over the winter because it had occasionally dripped a little bit last year. This looked more serious, and it was. The tank itself was leaking just above the fuel gauge, so there was definitely some work to be done. I had to remove the tank and make a repair, which will be the subject of my next post to the blog.
Stay tuned for more words and pictures! I should be able to get back to a more regular schedule of posting (assuming that we actually get to do some flying around here!)
Cheers!
Joe
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