Q1 Plans Chapter 12 Page 12-2
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- Category: Quickie Plans
- Published: Thursday, 28 August 2008 01:00
- Written by Dan Yager
- Hits: 1985
The fuel gauge is made by shaping a piece of green foam to the shape shown, sticking an 8” long 1/4” wood dowell into the foam, and then coating the assembly with leftover epoxy, and hanging it up to drip-dry. The clear PVC pipe should be mounted after the fueltank has been installed.
To install the fuel tank, use plenty of Flox all around the tank and on the fuselage where the tank joins it, and then carefully lower the tank into position, making sure that you get very good flox squeeze-out everywhere. That is the best way to prevent fuel leaks later on. At the back left corner where the fuel line exits, use a lot of flox and then one BID over the area to seal it well. Layup two BID tapes at every seam, except along the trailing edge of the tank, where you should lay up two BID pieces that overlap onto the seatback bulkhead, to provide some additional protection as you step into the cockpit.
To complete the fuel gauge, install the clear PVC pipe with f lox and use a red foam stopper for the top and a red foam spacer for additional rigidity. Before attaching the PVC pipe permanently, verify that the float will not hit the stopper when the fuel tank is full.
