Silvaire
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Lou,
I like your drawing.
You show the return line going from the carb to the Whizzer tank. I think this would be the correct way to plumb things, and you would then NOT need gravity flow from the Whizzer tank to the Tanaka tank.
With the Tanaka tank sealed, suction from the carb would then suck fuel from the Whizzer tank via the Tanaka tank. Only if the Whizzer tank is vented (and with the return line going to the Tanaka tank) would it need to be higher than the Tanaka tank. If both tanks were sealed it wouldn't matter which tank was higher as long as the suction was from one tank and the return to the other tank.
With it set up as per Lou's drawing, I believe that ZevO is absolutely correct, and that you would not need gravity flow for any part of the system. For some dumb reason I was thinking vented cap and float type carb...
I like your drawing.
You show the return line going from the carb to the Whizzer tank. I think this would be the correct way to plumb things, and you would then NOT need gravity flow from the Whizzer tank to the Tanaka tank.
With the Tanaka tank sealed, suction from the carb would then suck fuel from the Whizzer tank via the Tanaka tank. Only if the Whizzer tank is vented (and with the return line going to the Tanaka tank) would it need to be higher than the Tanaka tank. If both tanks were sealed it wouldn't matter which tank was higher as long as the suction was from one tank and the return to the other tank.
With it set up as per Lou's drawing, I believe that ZevO is absolutely correct, and that you would not need gravity flow for any part of the system. For some dumb reason I was thinking vented cap and float type carb...
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