Hi Greg,
Running the sight tube up the cockpit molding between the seats works
well,
however you can't really see it in flight, unless your body is much
more supple than mine.
I've tried most of the flexible tubing from Aircraft Spruce, and with
Mogas they all discoloured
quickly, to the point that I could hardly see the fuel.
Changing the tubing is a bit of a pain, as you have to drain the tank.
The clear PVC pipe A/S #03-54100, looks as if it will work well, but
I have not tried it myself.
Dave
On 1-Aug-08, at 1:57 PM, Greg Fuchs wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
>
> No need for reposting..
>
>
> Thanks for your response. I was thinking of mounting the original
> tubing to two fittings around the seat area. Since there would be
> so much left over from not doing the sight gauge up front, the plan
> was to replace it every year to solve the discoloration problem
> once exposed to fuel. Just wanted to know what the qualities of the
> tubing were when it was new, to see how much it had deteriorated in
> the intervening years. It seems to be on the way out, even with
> never being exposed to fuel, and in a plastic bag for some of its
> (limited) life. I am now assuming the tubing may be too far gone,
> and starting to look into other options, leaning towards the =BD=94
pvc
> pipe. Not quite sure the best place to locate it, at this point. If
> someone has a link to, or a pic of one currently installed, it may
> give me a better idea.
>
>
> Thanks again,
>
>
> Greg
>
>
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-
> list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of david miller
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:03 PM
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: sight tube too aged
>
>
> Greg,
>
>
> I'd throw it out, especially if you intend to use Mogas.
>
> There were a couple of good postings earlier this year, where the
> builders had used PVC sight tubes,
>
> perhaps you can track them down in the archives, or maybe they will
> be re-posted ( from John L and Fred K I think )
>
>
> Dave C-FBZI
>
> On 31-Jul-08, at 12:51 PM, Greg Fuchs wrote:
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