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Subject:Re: Engine quitting after landing problem
From:Martha & Russ Oppenheim
Date:Tue Jan 23 21:20:44 2001
> When the engine quits like that, before you try to restart it, you might
> want to pull a carb float bowl off really quick and see if it contains a
> normal level of fuel. If dry, that would support Marks suggestion that
> you have a fuel supply problem. The float bowl probably will have fuel in
> it because you indicated the engine would start back up right away.

Both times this happened to me, I was on an active runway. Not sure if
anyone would appreciate it if I were to tie up the runway pulling off my
carb float bowl. Anyway, both times it started right up again.

Martha


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