I finished the last two lines of the fuel system this morning. The one that took the longest was the short one. Those are seriously the hardest ones to make because there is no room for error, and trying to measure the distance between offsetting lines is difficult because you Read more
The auxiliary fuel pump, filter, and transducer have arrived. I need to get bolts now for the transducer but I used some extra long bolts to at least hold it in place for now while I do fuel lines. Trying to make small fuel lines out of hard lines is Read more
I got all of the fuel lines installed that I can until the fuel pump and filter and flow meter come in. I also got the rubber bushing installed for the exterior penetration point for the fuel lines and the mounting brackets for the pump and filter. Took quite a Read more
I didn’t spend a ton of time on the plane today as I went to visit some members in distress in our ward boundaries. But I did get the fuel selector installed as well as the firewall and under the seat fittings. The rest just requires me cutting, bending, and Read more
The fuel tanks are now 100% complete. The left tank held all of the pressure overnight and into this morning. I’m super happy that is now resolved and I will need to put that on my annual check to see how that sealant is doing. I might also see what Read more
I went ahead and verified that the right tank is 100% good. It held air for 24 hours so that tank is solid and sealed. I went ahead and had my wonderful wife help me reinstall a few bolts. I’ll get the rest of them tomorrow as I get time Read more
Now I’ve not pressure tested it (boy I hope I got it all…) but I’ve sealed up the tank again, sanded the outside of the tank and primed it. Took a bit today but I got it all done. I really really hope it is sealed now. I put quite Read more
I decided to go ahead and prime the outside of the tanks just to make sure to keep the oxidation to a minimum on the plane but it looks like it beat me to it. I’m going to guess something in that soapy water mixture was corrosive to the aluminum Read more
After I fixed the two leaks that were near the gas cap, I went to pressure test it again and I had three leaks near the fuel level sender! I pulled the fuel level sender off and looked in and the bead looked just fine, which is the crazy part. Read more
The first thing I got to was the tanks. My testing kit arrived and I got it all setup. Luckily the right tank did not have any leaks, but the left tank had two. But luckily those two leaks were right near the gas cap so I was able to Read more