Bud=0AI see you used plastic tube for the breather. Makes me nervous rememb
ering Harald Linke's refueling fire. I always use 3/8 versatube and ground
it.=0AFuel vapour and droplets running up an insulated tube might act like
a Van der Graff generator and cause a spark. My guess anyway.=0A=0AGraham
=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Bud Yerly <budyerly
@msn.com>=0ATo: William McClellan <wilwood@earthlink.net>=0ASent: Thursday,
13 May, 2010 18:19:04=0ASubject: Europa-List: Re: Fuselage skin distortion
at fuel filler =0A=0A=EF=BB =EF=BB =0A Photo E-mail =0A Play slid
eshow | Download images =0A=0A=0AProcedure I use at Custom Flight:=0A =0A
1. Open the hole in the fuselage top to allow the boss from the =0Afiller
tube to pass through.=0A2. Align the fuel filler tube to the fuselage sid
e and =0Atemporarily set it against the side of the aircraft, mark where th
e fuel tube =0Awill set and check that the rubber fuel hose will fit and no
t be folded or =0Abent.=0A3. Cut a piece of scrap blue foam about 1/4 inch
thick, and wider =0Athan the fuel tube by about an inch. Set the length f
rom 1 inch =0Aminimum below the fuel filler top hole, and stop near the bot
tom of the =0Aflat part of the PTFE filler tube.=0A4. Affix the blue foam
to the fuselage side with 5 minute floxed =0Aepoxy on the top and bottom ed
ge and floxed Aeropoxy for the =0Acenter. Clamp as necessary. Allow to cu
re.=0A5. When secure, chamfer the sides to a 45 and round the edges. =0AS
pread entirely with micro slurry and two layers of glass, and peel ply.=0A6
. Refit the tube, mark the top for the filler cap flush with the =0Aouter
fuselage and cut and install the filler cap. Check fit. Once =0Afit is ac
ceptable, Redux the top area around the filler cap inside and out, and =0Aa
ffix with glass straps as described in the manual. Peel ply as you will
=0Abe working around here later.=0A =0A7. Once all is secure, attach the t
rimmed rubber fuel elbow and =0Aclamp.=0A8. Use Pro Seal on just the top a
nd bottom points of the rubber fuel =0Aelbow if you are concerned about fue
l leakage in the event of an overfill. =0AKeep in mind, the fuel tube will
have to be cut off to remove it if using =0APro Seal (available at A/C Spr
uce.).=0A =0A9. Attach fuel vent tubing as appropriate.=0A =0A =0A =0A
=0ABud Yerly=0ACustom Flight Creations=0AUS Dealer.=0A =0A =0A =0A =0A =0A
=0A----- Original Message ----- =0A>From: William =0A> McClellan =0A>To: e
nquiries@europa-aircraft.co.uk =0A>Cc: Bud =0A>Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010
12:01 =0A> PM=0A>Subject: Fuselage skin distortion at fuel =0A> fill=0A>
=0A>I find only inconclusive information on the forum about =0A> fuselage
skin distortion that can develop around the fuel fill tube. I =0A> can no
t find additional information. Would you steer me to the correct =0A> sol
ution or give me any revised procedure.=0A>Thanks,=0A>Bill =0A>McClellan=0A
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