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creightonious

Joined: 10 Mar 2007
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:49 pm Post subject: Fuel sight gauge

What is the state of current thinking regarding the sight gauge? 

 Between the seats or forward?  

What materials?  

Any floating balls to increase readability? 

 Plumbing tips?

Thanks,

Creighton Smith A036

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fklein(at)orcasonline.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:32 pm Post subject: Fuel sight gauge

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		   What is the state of current thinking regarding the sight gauge?


	


	Creighton,



	I suspect you'll find a number of favored alternatives to the  

location called for in the build manual w/ no consensus on a  

particular one. I'd heard that shortcomings of the standard location  

include inability to read it when refueling or in flight, and a  

general aversion to creating a potential puddle at the feet of the  

pilot.



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		   Between the seats or forward?


	


	I placed my between the seats....photo below.



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		   What materials?


	


	I used some rigid plastic pipe sold by Acft Spruce as sight gauge  

material, and run flex tubing across the "shelf" and into the stbd  

raised back rest where it presently sits (coiled) and will ultimately  

be run to vent into the top of the "cobra". If I were to do it over  

again, I'd find some proper mounting brackets and run flex tubing  

continuous thus eliminating all joints.



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		   Any floating balls to increase readability?


	


	I made some short (1/4") cylinders of flox and painted them yellow  

with acft dope...tests for durability were satisfactory (sitting in a  

cup of fuel for several months)...one sits in the bottom of the sight  

gauge tube awaiting completion of the airframe and filling of the tank.



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		   Plumbing tips?


	


	Think it through before doing anything.



	Hope this helps,



	Fred

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