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Date:  6-11-2013
Number of Hours:  1.00
Manual Reference:  G01
Brief Description:  More fuel plumbing

Plumbed the bottom of the sight gauge with copper tubing. Not knowing the service life of the polyethylene tubing (though it is rated chemically as compatible with up to 30% alcohol fuel) I decided on the copper for durability. There is a manual shutoff valve at the tank outlet to the bottom of the sight gauge in case the sight gauge plumbing develops a leak in flight. Not shown in the pictures is a knob to be installed. The knob will be colored half red, half green. With the valve closed, the knob will appear red. When opened a half turn (or multiples thereof) it will be green. This is to visually check that the valve is not closed, possibly giving a false reading on the sight gauge.

After installing the copper, the manual tank shutoff rod was interferring with the tubing. Made a new shutoff rod.
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Fuel gauge plumbing and shutoff rod

Fuel gauge plumbing and shutoff rod

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Pilot perspective of plumbing

Pilot perspective of plumbing

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