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From: <kbcarpenter@comcast.net>
> I did mine that way and have just tried to fill the tank. It blew gas out
> the single vent on top of the fuselage at about 12 gallons. The tank was
> not full(according to the visual tube by the seat). Did not try putting
any
> more gas in the tank. I am still trying to figure what the problem is. I
> have the tee connection just aft of the tank. I can't figure how gas got
up
> in the vent tube well before the tank was full. Seems to me it would be
> ideal for the vent tube to be long enough to go forward to the front top
of
> the tank since the tail is lower and that is the likely last place for air
> when sitting on the ground.
That's exactly how the vent tube is supposed to be arranged. The aluminum
tube that is bonded into the tank vent fitting should reach to the front of
the tank, and be bent upward to just touch the top. Perhaps yours got
turned so that it is below the top surface. We get 18.5 gallons (US) in our
tank, and no fuel leaks out of the vent while filling, as long as we keep
the fill rate slow toward the end.
Dave DeFord
N135TD
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