Tanks and repairs.

We spent the Thanksgiving week in Ct with our daughter and family and visited relatives and friends. We quaranteened for several hours each night at a hotel in Plainfield. Drove all over the towns we used to frequent and shopped at Wal Mart for some cold weather gear we can't get in south Louisiana. I must say that the new Tundra ran perfectly getting 20 mpg on average and is more comfortable than any of the cars/trucks we have owned. Trip total mileage was 3606. Driving before daybreak on unfamilar roads with construction and heavy traffic at 75 mph was hairy. I flew the Ringmaster and the engine wasn't running right with the metal tank. At home I installed the 6 ounce plastic tank again and opened the metal tank to check it out. I think the uni flow tube was too close to the pick up tube causing air bubbles to enter the fuel flow to the engine. I cut a half inch off the uni flow tube and re soldered things back together. I'm going to fly the plastic tank again before meking any more changes. I could put the metal tank on another plane for a test. I flew the Nomad with the repaired stab several times and it flies better than it did. The stab must have been flexing previously. I had ordered 4 new batteries a few weeks before going on the trip and was concerned about them sitting on the mail box for two weeks. Luckily they arrived the day before we left. I had to change the plugs on all four and got a 4 minute flight on each yesterday. I have enough batteries for a while.