Brief Description: Installed Flop tubes and prepped for baffle instal
I worked on both tanks today. I'm on a roll and pushing for finishing these suckers off.
First I had to learn how to safety wire. After a careful study on the drawing and a few u-tube videos for an education I went at it. Before twisting any wire, I torqued both hose nuts to 120 in-lbs. I burned through a lot of wire getting educated, After lots of trys, I think I got some very acceptable work.
I then cleaned out the holes and mixed up a small batch of sealant. I applied it to the bulkhead fitting and inserted it from the inside. Using a deep socket (11/16 I think) on the torque wrench I tightened these up to 120 in-lb and applied sealent.
Finally, I scuffed up both the baffle and Z-brackets for both tanks. To finish things off, I wiped it all down with MEK to get ready for the next session.
Flop Tube safety wired ( a lot of educationa scraps in the background)
