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vmenkal(at)mac.com
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:17 am Post subject: Fuel caps - reducing syphonig

Found a nice set of fiberglass fairings to reduce drag and siphon potential on the Kit Fox parts web page.     Mark Townsend also showed me a gentleman who had used rubber gaskets originally intended for toilet installation to reduce drag around the skin - filler neck opening.



Oh,  and Im having so much fun with this I bought the 750 kit.      701 full kit (2008) 50% complete, meticulous work on the blocks folks!   (Pls see barnstormers for details).

Ill blame this move on Tommy Walker.





 Victor Menkal

CH701 50% complete

CH750 just ordered

Whitehorse Yukon

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Tommy Walker

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 442
Location: Anniston, AL 36207

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:37 am Post subject: Re: Fuel caps - reducing syphonig

Victor,



This would be a case of "the blind leading the blind."

I am getting a bit anxious to finish this 701 and move on to the 750.



Tommy Walker in Alabama



 	  vmenkal(at)mac.com wrote: 	
		  

Oh,  and Im having so much fun with this I bought the 750 kit.      701 full kit (2008) 50% complete, meticulous work on the blocks folks!   (Pls see barnstormers for details).

Ill blame this move on Tommy Walker.





 Victor Menkal

CH701 50% complete

CH750 just ordered

Whitehorse Yukon

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ejessee

Joined: 18 Apr 2009
Posts: 60
Location: Raleigh, NC

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:03 am Post subject: Fuel caps... again

Hello all,

I am about to paint my plane and desperately need to stop fuel spilling down the top of the right wing when full.  I am looking for snorkle caps (pitot style caps if you will).  I have searched and searched the forum.  I find discussion about the caps in several places but no pointer that I can use to purchase the things.  Someone said they had purchased a set from "Wag Aero".  If Wag Aero has such, I cannot figure out which to purchase.  None of the caps on wag aero with pictures match what I am looking for.



Aircraft spruce has 1... for $98. Still, I have no idea if it is the correct size.  I have my plans in front of me.  The tank drawing does not dimension the cap opening. What size is the cap?



I have heard that Zenith has plans for making your own.  I have access to the builder site at Zenith.   Can someone point me to that information?



Any pointer is appreciated.  Thanks in advance

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Ernest Jessee
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:42 am Post subject: Fuel caps - reducing syphonig

Ernest,

  

 Had a hard time finding the ones that I used online , they are listed in  the catalogue as E-481-000 from Wag Aero.  http://store.wagaero.com/product_info.php?products_id=8107   They worked great for me, no more fuel on the wings except for me spilling some  while fueling .

  

 You install on the tank and then bend the tube so it faces forward. Use a  tube bender so that you do not kink the tube.

  

 Bob Spudis

 N701ZX / CH701 / 912S 180hrs

 

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dougsnash

Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Posts: 281

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:52 am Post subject: Fuel caps - reducing syphonig

Maybe give Zenith a call.  I think they made up a set for the factory demo 701.



Doug MacDonald

CH701 Scratch builder

NW Ontario, Canada



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 Subject: Re: Fuel caps - reducing syphonig

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 Received: Monday, September 7, 2009, 11:03 AM

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 posted by: "ejessee" <eejessee(at)us.ibm.com>

 

 Hello all,

 

 

 I am about to paint my plane and desperately need to stop

 fuel spilling down the top of the right wing when

 full.  I am looking for snorkle caps (pitot style caps

 if you will).  I have searched and searched the

 forum.  I find discussion about the caps in several

 places but no pointer that I can use to purchase the

 things.  Someone said they had purchased a set from

 "Wag Aero".  If Wag Aero has such, I cannot figure out

 which to purchase.  None of the caps on wag aero with

 pictures match what I am looking for.

 

 Aircraft spruce has 1... for $98. Still, I have no idea if

 it is the correct size.  I have my plans in front of

 me.  The tank drawing does not dimension the cap

 opening. What size is the cap?

 

 I have heard that Zenith has plans for making your

 own.  I have access to the builder site at

 Zenith.   Can someone point me to that

 information?

 

 Any pointer is appreciated.  Thanks in advance

 

 --------

 Ernest Jessee

 N4931M

 

 
	


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ejessee

Joined: 18 Apr 2009
Posts: 60
Location: Raleigh, NC

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:28 am Post subject: Re: Fuel caps - reducing syphonig

fantastic!   I will order the wag aero caps.  



Thank you very much!

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