Fuel System

    The Fuel system consists of a header tank with wing tanks in both outboard wings.  The wing tanks are of the type developed by Bill Clapp using 4" thin wall sewer pipe.  All fuel tanks are filled with fuel cell foam for safety.  Fuel is pumped from the wing tanks to the header tank.  A simple flapper valve will indicate when a wing tank is empty.  The header tank has a traditional fuel gauge, and a Navman fuel computer keeps track of total fuel used and fuel remaining.       

Cleaning gas tank parts

Gas tank baffels.

Alum. plate for gas tank fittings.

Gas tank fuel shut off valve.

Gas tank fitting instillation.

Gas Tank instillation.

Gas tank with original turtledeck.

Empty gas cans carried for use at airports without gas.

Wing tank empty sensors.

Filter screens and end caps.

Fuel lines with quick disconects.

Tubes used for fuel tanks.

Fuel tank tubes.

Outboard end caps

Fuel cell foam.

Cleaning tubes in preperation for foam.

Cleaned tube.

Screen to filter fuel.

Inboard caps with fuel level sender and fuel quick disconect.

 

 

     When the Instrument Panel was fitted, it became evident the instruments and radios would not fit with the original fuel tank,  A new tank was fabricated to fully utilize the space available.

Cardboard tank constructed to test fit.

Cardboard patterns transfered to fiberglass and cut out.

Front of tank.

Back of tank

Fiberglass tape and micro fillet added to joints of the tank.

Inside of tank epoxyed. The Shape is now rigid.

Top deck with filler deck installed.

Closeup of fuel filler cap and vent being bonded to deck.

Fuel tank bonded to deck.

Fuel cap plug glued back to cap.

Fuel Cell foam installed in one side. Baffels are installed to provide well for fuel sensor.

Fuel cell foam must cover 80 % of tank space to be effective.

Silicon is placed on the bevel then the pices weighted to assure cood contact.