Author: "n423wh" <mgommel75@...> Time: Tue Sep 10, 2002 5:31 am PDT Link
I have a quick question about fuel gages, can they be added to a
completed RV-4 and if so how difficult is the process?..ie do the
wing have to come off? Does the tank have to be "opened up"? I am
trying to add this to an RV bought a little bit ago. Does the
electronic gages work better in something like this? Any help would
be great, thanks.
Mike
Author: "Jeff Hall" <jhallrv4@...> Time: Fri Sep 13, 2002 6:03 am PDT Link
--- In vansairforce@y..., "n423wh" <mgommel75@a...> wrote:
> I have a quick question about fuel gages, can they be added to a
> completed RV-4 and if so how difficult is the process?..ie do the
> wing have to come off? Does the tank have to be "opened up"? I
am
> trying to add this to an RV bought a little bit ago. Does the
> electronic gages work better in something like this? Any help
would
> be great, thanks.
>
> Mike
Mike, didn't see any answers so here's my 2 cents worth. The wings
don't have to be removed. The tanks in the -4 come off seperately.
This may be a job if the proseal was shoved into the spar web when
the tanks were installed. It'll come, but ain't easy! The entire
tank doesn't have to be opened up. The sender mounts to the end rib.
The only caveat is that you will want to make sure no chips or metal
dust gets into the other bays of the tank while working on the end
rib. Capacitance senders work better than float senders, but neither
is worth a darn compared to a good fuel flow gauge, or a cheap
wristwatch. You're going to be timing the tanks anyway, right? Fuel
gauges in an airplane are redundant and dangerous. FAA only requires
them to be accurate when empty. Duh.
Jeff
Author: "Cary Rhodes" <rhodeseng@...> Time: Sat Sep 14, 2002 5:26 am PDT Link
Mike
I wouldn't go to the trouble. The panel guages are all only a vague
idea of gas in tank
The best GAGE is a clean stick with notches cut into it for various
depths relating to gallons.
Stick it before you fly and time out the gas with a clock.
IMHO
CAry
--- In vansairforce@y..., "Jeff Hall" <jhallrv4@a...> wrote:
> --- In vansairforce@y..., "n423wh" <mgommel75@a...> wrote:
> > I have a quick question about fuel gages, can they be added to a
> > completed RV-4 and if so how difficult is the process?..ie do the
> > wing have to come off? Does the tank have to be "opened up"? I
> am
> > trying to add this to an RV bought a little bit ago. Does the
> > electronic gages work better in something like this? Any help
> would
> > be great, thanks.
> >
> > Mike
>
> Mike, didn't see any answers so here's my 2 cents worth. The wings
> don't have to be removed. The tanks in the -4 come off seperately.
> This may be a job if the proseal was shoved into the spar web when
> the tanks were installed. It'll come, but ain't easy! The entire
> tank doesn't have to be opened up. The sender mounts to the end
rib.
> The only caveat is that you will want to make sure no chips or
metal
> dust gets into the other bays of the tank while working on the end
> rib. Capacitance senders work better than float senders, but
neither
> is worth a darn compared to a good fuel flow gauge, or a cheap
> wristwatch. You're going to be timing the tanks anyway, right? Fuel
> gauges in an airplane are redundant and dangerous. FAA only
requires
> them to be accurate when empty. Duh.
>
> Jeff