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1. 01:27 AM - F23 Fuel Filler Tube Cover Trimming (Tony Renshaw)
2. 03:01 AM - Aluminium Fuel Tube (Tim Ward)
3. 03:54 AM - Re: Aluminium Fuel Tube (GRAHAM SINGLETON)
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| Subject: | F23 Fuel Filler Tube Cover Trimming |
Gidday,
If you enjoy diatribe, read on. If not, well go to paragraph two.
Well I am working out the issues of fitting the fuel filler tube and cover before
I jump in. THAT is very uncharacteristic! Immediately I have found out that
my splash moulding to locate the centre of the hole to be cut in the top of the
fuselage is the diameter to suit my rather plain original fuel filler cap surround.
I have a new one, bought years and years ago on the advice of some highly
respected builder, BUT, it is about 4-6 mm larger in diameter so my splash
doesn't work. So, spent all day with car bog, sandpaper, timber etc making up
a splash of the splash, with a new slightly larger rebate for my fancy cap surround.
Once this has gone off I can then lay up a new splash on the inside of
this splash, to end up back where I begun, all for 4-6 mm. Grrh.
Anyway, what I'd like to know is, surely I have to cut down the length of the F23,
the part that mates with the back of the tank? If I have to believe either
the length of this cover or the splash moulding that locates the centre of the
cap, well I am going to go with the splash. I don't understand why it ever needed
to be vaguely as long as it is, the horizontal portion when held in position,
the part that mates with the back of the seat. It appears to even vaguely
hold things in position I have to take 4-6" off the front of it, and I don't
get why it would be that long.
Before I attack this cover with a saw, I thought I'd better ask around and see
what is what. I seem to be missing something, so if anyone can offer a solution
or two I'd appreciate it. By the way, I have Tim Wards aluminium fuel elbow
to minimise fuel smells, which is really an aluminium replica of the black rubber?
one supplied by Europa, the one that supposedly produces fuel smells. I unfortunately
have to cut that too. For me, there is a bit too much to cut here!
(I'm not good at cutting)
Reg
Tony Renshaw
Sydney Aussie.
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| Subject: | Aluminium Fuel Tube |
Tony,
See attachment in fixing the aluminium pipe supplied by me.
It is purposely too long to allow for different fittings.
Position the =9Ccobra=9D first with your splash moulding.
Don=99t forget to reinforce the skin behind the cobra moulding
with 3 layers of Bid to prevent deforming skin in hot temperatures
(Aussie)
Cut it, the pipe, gradually back , a little at a time until you have the
correct fit.
The rubber piping at each end allows for mistakes.
Once it is joined up then do the lay ups to the wall for the cobra.
Puts some blue foam at the back of the cobra to allow for the shape and
expansion.
Cheers,
Tim
Tim Ward,
12 Waiwetu Street,
Fendalton,
Christchurch 8052
New Zealand
Ph; 03 3515166
Mob; 0210640221
email; ward.t@xtra.co.nz
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| Subject: | Re: Aluminium Fuel Tube |
Tony=0ATim's aluminium elbow is highly recommended, it stops a lot of the f
uel smell in =0Athe cockpit, but make sure all the molding flash is careful
ly cut off the Cobra =0Aso that the rubber tube jopints sit snuggly and sea
l to the Cobra, and the tank =0Astub=0AGraham=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A____________
____________________=0AFrom: Tim Ward <ward.t@xtra.co.nz>=0ATo: tonyrenshaw
268@optusnet.com.au; europa-list@matronics.com=0ASent: Wednesday, 21 Septem
ber, 2011 10:56:45=0ASubject: Europa-List: Aluminium Fuel Tube=0A=0A=0ATony
,=0ASee attachment in fixing the aluminium pipe supplied by me.=0AIt is pur
posely too long to allow for different fittings.=0APosition the =9Cco
bra=9D first with your splash moulding.=0ADon=99t forget to rei
nforce the skin behind the cobra moulding with 3 layers of =0ABid to preve
nt deforming skin in hot temperatures (Aussie)=0ACut it, the pipe, graduall
y back , a little at a time until you have the =0Acorrect fit.=0AThe rubbe
r piping at each end allows for mistakes.=0AOnce it is joined up then do th
e lay ups to the wall for the cobra.=0APuts some blue foam at the back of t
he cobra to allow for the shape and =0Aexpansion.=0A =0A =0ACheers,=0A =0A
Tim=0A =0A =0ATim Ward,=0A12 Waiwetu Street,=0AFendalton,=0AChristchurch 8
052=0ANew Zealand=0A=0APh; 03 3515166=0AMob; 0210640221=0A=0Aemail; ward.
t@xtra.co.nz=0A
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