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KitFox 2.fuel level problem,cant see fuel in tanks

 
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Guy Buchanan



Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 1204
Location: Ramona, CA

PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:25 am    Post subject: KitFox 2.fuel level problem,cant see fuel in tanks Reply with quote

At 02:05 AM 6/15/2007, you wrote:
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I have a problem that I can not tell how much fuel that I have on
board my Kitfox 2.I can not see how much fuel is in tanks.I have 2
wing tanks of 13gal total.from sitting in the pilot seat.during flight

Here's a picture of my wing root, looking outboard. Ignore the vent
garbage. You can probably install a sight tube like this after the
fact by epoxying a couple of 1/4" G-10 bosses to your tank wall,
drilling and tapping for 1/8 NPT, then installing nipples and elbows
and tubing. Make the bosses large, 1 1/4" OD; otherwise they fail
when you tap them. I put a WD-40 spray tube inside my sight tubes to
make it easier to see the fuel, but I won't next time as it was
unnecessary. You may not be able to get full range without removing
the tank, but even a reduced range is good since you can use your
rudder to slosh the fuel around and get some idea how much is in the
tank. I used tubing and elbows but some have reported elbow failures
and have switched to Murle William's bent tubes.
Guy Buchanan
San Diego, CA
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.


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Michel



Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 966
Location: Norway

PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:21 am    Post subject: KitFox 2.fuel level problem,cant see fuel in tanks Reply with quote

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From: Steve Shinabery [shinco(at)bright.net]
it would just B nice to see how much fuel is in fuel tanks.to B
safe.

What I do is to rock a bit the plane, to see the fuel level moving in the glass. Another nice feature is a low-fuel warning sensor on the top of the header tank. That should give you another 20 minutes flight. Lowell manufactures such low-level sensors.

Cheers,
Michel Verheughe
Norway
Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
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