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My RV-8 Build Log
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Date: 6-7-2014
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Number of Hours: 5.00
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Manual Reference:
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Brief Description: Fuel Line Redo - Mid Cabin Console and Valve Loc
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To gain some clearance between the right fuel tank line, decided to relocate the fuel valve about an inch forward from the original location. At the same time, the fuel valve left-right tank valve setting orientation was a bit off. It makes no matter to the actual valve performance, but it sort of bothered me that the right tank position was more forward than the left.
Removed the fuel valve bracket from left mid console supports.
Made a template of the current drilled out holes in the valve bracket.
Use the template to re-orientate the holes for the fuel value so the left-right setting is more desirable (looks better!).
I needed to use the same holes in the fuel valve bracket to locate new holes required on the mid console supports, used the template to locate the holes and drilled for new AN screws.
Attached the modified fuel valve bracket to the mid console supports, which is now ~ 1 " forward of its original position.
An unexpected benefit... ok, I've been waiting years for an unexpected benefit, those unexpected things always go south... the right wing tank fuel line required a minor modification to link back to the fuel valve, since not only did I move the valve forward, but re-orientating the valve as well.
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Drilling holes for new fuel valve orientation
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Fuel valve re-installed, you can see the old hole aft of the top left cleco
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Right wing tank fuel line re-installed
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