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Jeff & Jackie's RV-8 Project
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Date: 9-30-2007
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Number of Hours: 1.00
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Manual Reference: 8-36
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Brief Description: Cockpit fuel system
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Spent the day at home again today thanks to the weather (no jumping for me). Even so, and despite not really doing much else, today wasn't really an airplane day. I just couldn't really get into it, and I long since learned that when that happens, I make mistakes if I force myself.
So anyway, the sum total of my work was one additional line: the fuel return line to the left wing tank. Since I don't actually have a return line fitting on the tank, I had to kind of 'guesstimate' a location and run teh line accordingly. I left a good length of line sticking out of the side of the fuselage so hopefully I have plenty to work with. My previously made side skin template worked great here, and I will later on transfer the fuel return line hole into the side skin itself using the template.
Ah, no actually, the other thing I did today: I bought some clear nylon plastic tube and used it to protect the vent line in the left gear tower. No photo, but I'll get one of the right side when I do that. It was a bit of a sod to get on to the already bent line, but a little lubrication and I worked it slowly into place. I feel a little happier that the line is less likely to have a problem with vibrating and chafing against the gear tower.
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Left side fuel return line
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Left side fuel return line through the skin template
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