>I am currently making up the fuel tank fittings and have elected to fit the
>optional fuel tank drain valves. The drawing supplied shows the F09C fitting
>with the fuel opening uppermost and the drain fitting below. Clearly, this
>leaves an extra 1/2 inch or so of fuel as unusable. In the original F09A the
>fuel was drawn from the middle of the fitting so orientation wasn't a
>concern.
>
>What is the goal here? Is it to leave fuel which possibly contains dirt
>inaccessible? Won't dirt generally be removed via the added drains? Or is
>the orientation of the part in the drawing not pertinent? There is no
>guidance in the text, perhaps because it wasn't needed with the original
>part.
>
>John, A044
Sorry for the late reply, John. The hard copy of your e-mail message got
buried in my in tray.
What has been missed from fig. 2 in the Mod 33 sheet is that it is a plan
view. Therefore the outlets should be beside one another, not one above the
other.
Regards
Andy
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