Filling with nitro

fourbie · 12-08-2012, 01:15 PM

How do you fill your tank?
Do you have a T piece near the carb inlet.
Do you not have a T piece and just pull the tube.
Do you fill from the muffler side?

McKrackin · 12-08-2012, 01:28 PM

I pull the line off the carb to fill.

Nice clean look.

All my filters are in my fuel jug so no filter on the heli.

rcflier1 · 12-08-2012, 01:35 PM

i pull the line off my tank. filter in the can and fllter in the line to the carb

j bomb · 12-09-2012, 08:58 AM

I use a T-style filter in the line to the carb w/ a short piece of tubing, plugged at the end. Just pinch the line below the carb and pull the plug to fill the tank.

fourbie · 12-09-2012, 10:09 AM

No one yet fills from the muffler side then!!

Elgyn · 12-09-2012, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by fourbie

No one yet fills from the muffler side then!!

I would but the laws of physics say no. Although it is very good at filling the motor

McKrackin · 12-09-2012, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Elgyn

I would but the laws of physics say no. Although it is very good at filling the motor

Sounds like you have no understanding of the comment.

Pull the fuel line off the muffler and fill the tank...The fuel line goes to the tank...not the engine.

fourbie · 12-09-2012, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by McKrackin

Pull the fuel line off the muffler and fill the tank..

Yes - I personally don't do it this way but have come across it twice recently and the method quite surprised me.

Also, in general I don't like pulling tubes off the barbs on filters.

McKrackin · 12-09-2012, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by fourbie

Yes - I personally don't do it this way but have come across it twice recently and the method quite surprised me.

Also, in general I don't like pulling tubes off the barbs on filters.

The barbs won't hurt anything but what will is the heat on the muffler.
The heat makes the fuel line brittle and pulling it off the muffler repeatedly will wear it out 100X faster than anywhere else.

koppterx · 12-09-2012, 09:25 PM

muffler - not to mention that it hurts like hell if you touch it and leaves a nice blister. makes no sense to me to have anythng going on on the muffler side. i use a t.

Elgyn · 12-10-2012, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by McKrackin

Sounds like you have no understanding of the comment.

Pull the fuel line off the muffler and fill the tank...The fuel line goes to the tank...not the engine.

I'm trying to figure out if you have a three line tank or have never tried it to see what happens... ...I'm going with the latter because very few heli’s have a 3 line. I'll explain it.

Fuel goes into the tank and goes to the lowest part of the tank where the pick-up is also located. Since the fuel is being pushed in it want to find a way out which happens to be the pick-up that also at the lowest point in the tank. Henceforth out the pick up into the engine (or header tank and the same thing happen but in a smaller scale). Very little actually stays in the tank.

Or, if there's enough back pressure from the motor and the pump is strong enough then it blows a line off.

jhunter · 12-10-2012, 12:35 AM

I've always used a t connector except on kasama because they have a built in separate line for fuel but I also use an in line filter. That is a must I think, especially if you use a fuel magnet. In case it deteriorated and went straight to the motor.

Jafa · 12-10-2012, 05:22 PM

We always fill from the inlet side because as you fill the tank with fuel the air has to be vented out through the muffler line

fourbie · 12-10-2012, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elgyn

[Fuel goes into the tank and goes to the lowest part of the tank where the pick-up is also located. Since the fuel is being pushed in it want to find a way out which happens to be the pick-up that also at the lowest point in the tank. Henceforth out the pick up into the engine (or header tank and the same thing happen but in a smaller scale). Very little actually stays in the tank.

I have a fuel clamp on my tube near the carb so no fuel would get to the engine.

Quote:

We always fill from the inlet side because as you fill the tank with fuel the air has to be vented out through the muffler line

Good point.

McKrackin · 12-10-2012, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Elgyn

I'm trying to figure out if you have a three line tank or have never tried it to see what happens... ...

Actually...I was just curious about what my foot tastes like

Cra-Z-1 · 12-16-2012, 01:06 AM

I prefer spider webs.

I pull the vent line plug, so all the residue sprays down; then pull the fill plug.

12-08-2012, 01:15 PM	#1
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fourbie Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: May 2012 Location: England's second city	No one yet fills from the muffler side then!! __________________ Have a great day - John "Do it to them before they do it to you" {Hill Street Blues} When the blue light is flashing I am kidding. E&OE. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

12-09-2012, 09:25 PM	#10
koppterx Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Moreno Valley CA	muffler - not to mention that it hurts like hell if you touch it and leaves a nice blister. makes no sense to me to have anythng going on on the muffler side. i use a t. __________________ converting nitro into noise since the 70's.

12-10-2012, 12:35 AM	#12
jhunter Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Richmond Va USA	I've always used a t connector except on kasama because they have a built in separate line for fuel but I also use an in line filter. That is a must I think, especially if you use a fuel magnet. In case it deteriorated and went straight to the motor. __________________ TDR, Srimok N x 2, Banshee 31, avant aurora, Dune!

12-08-2012, 01:28 PM	#2
McKrackin Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: BFE	I pull the line off the carb to fill. Nice clean look. All my filters are in my fuel jug so no filter on the heli.

12-08-2012, 01:35 PM	#3
rcflier1 Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: long island ny	i pull the line off my tank. filter in the can and fllter in the line to the carb

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Jafa Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sydney Australia	We always fill from the inlet side because as you fill the tank with fuel the air has to be vented out through the muffler line __________________ Rave 450 \| Lepton \| Logo 400/500/600 \| Aeolus \| Sceadu \| Freya \| Avant FX \| Raptor G4 Gryphon field rep

12-16-2012, 01:06 AM	#16
Cra-Z-1 Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: US,UT	I prefer spider webs. I pull the vent line plug, so all the residue sprays down; then pull the fill plug.

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