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1. 07:02 AM - Re: Re: fiberglass fuel tanks fuel sender (Lynn Matteson)
2. 01:37 PM - Re: fiberglass fuel tanks fuel sender (jridgway)
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| Subject: | What Are You Thankful For...? |
Dear Listers,
Here in the United States, Thursday is our National day of Thanksgiving. Many
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| Subject: | Re: fiberglass fuel tanks fuel sender |
Just for the record, last summer I added additional fuel ports at the
front of my Model IV's wing tanks. I had previously built up the area
(where I was going to drill for the ports) with fiberglas and resin,
then drilled and tapped for a 1/4 NPT thread for the finger
strainers. I probably added 3/8" of thickness to what was already
there. The drilling/tapping went fine, and there were no leaks or any
other problems with this modification. I haven't had the occasion to
try to run the plane low on fuel so that these ports will come into
play...during landing, or other nose-down attitude, but some day I
will...right over an airport is the test plan for that behavior. : )
I did this modification with the wings folded back a bit, and of
course, right on the plane. I vacuumed what debris I could from
within the tanks, and let the rest of the crap get caught in the
glass Purolator filters that I installed in the lines. I can see a
bit of fiberglass "dust" collecting in those filters. I now have
probably 75 hours flown off since this mod.
Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
Jabiru 2200, #2062
Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)
Electroair direct-fire ignition system
Rotec TBI-40 injection
Status: flying...1070 hrs (since 3-27-2006)
On Nov 24, 2010, at 8:32 PM, Dan Wild wrote:
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> I am installing a new fiberglass tank . All holes were just tapped
> threads in the tank. don't know if they were all done that way.
> Dan
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> From: "jridgway" <jridgway@academicplanet.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 5:25 PM
> To: <kitfox-list@matronics.com>
> Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: fiberglass fuel tanks fuel sender
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>> <jridgway@academicplanet.com>
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>> On the inboard rear of the tank. Have one on each side. Never
>> could get them calibrated.
>> Jack
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>> Read this topic online here:
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>> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=320870#320870
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| Subject: | Re: fiberglass fuel tanks fuel sender |
thanks all...
I have used capacitance gauges for many many years.
When you only have 6-8 inches between Full and Empty they can get twitchy. I could
get Full to 1/2 working right, however, between 1/2 and Empty it would be
anywhere linear. If I calibrated at 1/2 to Empty, then it got non linear from
Full to 1/2.
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=321045#321045
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