Fred
yes....the idea of having fuel vapor around ...especially with my workshop
(garage) ....
as for the fuel tank change...I think you're being optimistic I think it
would be significantly easier without the top on but I don't see an
alternative...you don't really what to do a major surgery for something
that might never happen
Will
William Daniell
LONGPORT
+57 310 295 0744
On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 7:41 PM, Fred Klein <fklein@orcasonline.com> wrote:
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> On Mar 29, 2014, at 9:11 AM, William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> My tank dates from 2003. Everything is in and I am planning to close the
> fuselage. I have understood that once filled (except for the comments
> about the aux tank) with fuel it's better to leave the tank full.
>
> However I would like to check the fuel system for two reasons, one to
> check that it all works and the other is that if it does split I am
> thinking that the major surgery will be easier without the top on.
>
> Is it a good idea to do this before closure bearing in mind that it will
> take be another 18 months (ha!) before flying?....or should I just hope for
> the best?
>
>
> Will,
>
> FWIW, I pondered the same question...in my case, the problems w/ the fuel
> tank arose after I'd bonded my CM into the canoe.
>
> I reasoned first that all Europas were not experiencing the leaks in the
> fuel tank, and that the leaks were occurring after considerable flight
> times.
>
> I concluded that the best way forward for me was to keep the tank dry
> until engine test / taxi trials and proceed w/ the build w/o delay. I also
> concluded that replacement of the tank, though a somewhat nasty process,
> would not be significantly different w/ or w/o the top on, and I am
> prepared to trouble-shoot the fuel system for leaks when I'm ready for
> engine tests.
>
> Thus far, considering the passage of time and multiple hazards of having
> fuel in the aircraft during construction, I'm content w/ following this
> strategy. My only regret is my clear recollection of questioning the build
> manual's instructions for bonding the tank into the CM, then NOT raising
> the issue for discussion on this forum, and telling myself "if it's in the
> manual, it must be correct".
>
> Onward,
>
> Fred
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