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My RV-8 build
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Date: 6-14-2012
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Number of Hours: 0.50
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Manual Reference: Page 7-7
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Brief Description: Right wing fuel tank #21
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Been off the build for a bit due to work, redoing my front lawn, and flying. The right wing was in the cradle so I removed the tank off of it while it sat in place. Used foam and a cardboard box to support it as no one was around. Removed the Z bracket to spar bolts first, then the screws. No issues.
Once off, I set up the balloon and tightened all the fitting caps down. I used the bicycle pump and pumped until the balloon was inflated, grabbed my soapy water mixture and sprayed the tank. Again, the only leaks identified were the two at the actual balloon where the tape held the balloon onto the 3/8 tube in the fitting.
I'm offically leak free and finished working with the tanks.
Onto the left wing's leading edge where it will be rivted to the spar and then onto the tops skins for the left wing.
On another note, I'm really leaning towards an IOX-360 Titon XP from ECI. I found an IO-360 200 HP Angle valve out of a Lake. The engine was replaced with an IO-390. The camshaft may have to be replaced and after looking into it further, the crank may also have to be changes as the lake engine is a pusher, not a puller. The owner dropped the engine from $15,000 down to $10,000 when I told him I wasn't interested. After a new camshaft and a new crank, you might as well buy a new 0 time engine for a few thousand more.
I'm aiming to order the fuse kit in October or earlier...
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Baffle leak free
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Inboard leaks at the balloon only
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Leak free!
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