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Old October 26th 03, 03:38 PM
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C J Campbell wrote:

Okay, that much I knew, but why doesn't the lower tank just empty itself?
Does it need the pressure from the higher tank in order to start siphoning
out the fuel vent?


It doesn't siphon, it flows. Without the fuel from the other tank it
can't flow.

 




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