You guys be real careful about getting out any residual nylon "swarf" that
falls
into the tank as a result of cutting the hole. I thought I would be real
clever
when I did this and made a long skinny and curved nozzle for my vaccuum
cleaner to clean the tank but turns out that static electricity causes the
swarf to adhere to the corners of the tank (top and bottom).
If you get the Canard Aviators list, you would find several engine outs on
takeoff have been caused by this exact situation on VariEZ's and LongEZ's.
I taxi tested for an hour after making this mod and changed my fuel
filters and was shocked to find all these bits of nylon in the filters and
gascolator!
Glenn
>From: "Dan Bish" <n914rb@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
>To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: Re: Europa-List: Fuel sender etc.
>Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 10:43:51 -0700
>
>
>Patrick,
>
>
>I did this mod after the CM was installed and I can verify to the
>difficulty. It can really be a major *$#@#!!! I'll be glad to send you some
>photos of the process when you get the bits and pieces from Phil. But
>you'll
>have to position the sender in the left side of the tank, not in the center
>as you mentioned doing. I put it inside the port headrest. How? By removing
>a hefty portion of the headrest that will be glassed back in later. It's
>going to be upholstered later anyway so that'll cover any cosmetic damage
>done.
>
>
>Anyway, just let me know when you get the parts and I'll start looking
>around for the photos.
>
>
>Also, order yourself a couple of mirrors on a stick if you haven't got them
>already. They're for finding the nut plate when (not if) you drop it inside
>the tank a couple of dozen times!
>
>
>Later,
>
>
>Dan
>
>
>Dan Bish
>
>N914RB
>
>Kit A144 - About 50%
>
>Tucson, AZ, USA
>
>
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