Originally Posted by
grizz1
Sounds a bit weird
If it was running that rich you would have noticed it in the performance for sure, and if it wasn't leaking fuel, where did it go ???
You did fill it up before the heat right ?? Sorry, but I had to ask that
The only thing I can think of is the spring on the tank lid is broken / faulty and the lid is lifting slightly and fuel is splashing out on turns etc. You would think it would definitely effect performance if the lid was not sealing, but who knows with these little buggers. They can pull some weird tricks sometimes. Check the spring and O ring seal anyway. Other than that I'm stumped too.
I checked all that between rounds. My pitman noticed that during the warm-up I came in to be topped off and it was close to empty. I wasn't on my lid at all as I was taking it easy. I took off the tank and checked the lines and I also pressurized the tank and found no leaks. This is my new 808 and the fuel lid spring is still very tight. I went into the main and the fuel mileage seemed normal. Very baffling.