[rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

Mike Kimball · Post by **Mike Kimball** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:21 pm

First, make absolutely sure this is the kind of cap you want. I installed
the crap that came with the kit and have regretted it ever since. A bit
difficult to change now.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
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Hickey
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:56 AM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

Just getting ready to attach the gas cap base to the tank skin, when I see
that there are two small holes in the top of the gas cap. These holes are
180 degrees from each other. I can see arguments for putting it one way or
the other.

Any one have advice as to which way the holes should face when the cap is in

the installed position?

Tim Hickey
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Bob Palmer · Post by **Bob Palmer** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:21 pm

The ones that came with my Elite kit are not quite farm tractor quality!
Instead I have some nice flush ones installed.
Bob.
773E

Mike Kimball wrote:

First, make absolutely sure this is the kind of cap you want. I installed
the crap that came with the kit and have regretted it ever since. A bit
difficult to change now.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Tim
Hickey
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:56 AM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

Just getting ready to attach the gas cap base to the tank skin, when I see
that there are two small holes in the top of the gas cap. These holes are
180 degrees from each other. I can see arguments for putting it one way or
the other.

Any one have advice as to which way the holes should face when the cap is in

the installed position?

Tim Hickey
R 808

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Bob Patterson · Post by **Bob Patterson** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:21 pm

Hi Tim !

I lined mine up left/right, along the wing. Also,
I ran a 1/16" drill through them to enlarge a bit.

I also drilled 1/8" holes in the stem, near the
top, so they would be sheltered under the cap flanges.
This was to help vent the tank - worked well, even
in the days before we added a cross vent tube -
which is still a good idea !

I'm assuming you have the standard caps. The
flush caps tend to accumulate & leak water ...
can be a pain to open, especially in winter,
as well as cost more .... ;-)

--
......bobp
bobp@prosumers.ca
http://www.prosumers.ca/Ramble09

http://bpatterson.qhealthbeauty.com
http://apatterson2.qhealthzone.com
http://apatterson2.ordermygift.com

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Monday 06 April 2009 18:55, Tim Hickey wrote:

Just getting ready to attach the gas cap base to the tank skin, when I see
that there are two small holes in the top of the gas cap. These holes are
180 degrees from each other. I can see arguments for putting it one way or
the other.

Any one have advice as to which way the holes should face when the cap is
in the installed position?

Tim Hickey
R 808

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Wayne G. O'Shea · Post by **Wayne G. O'Shea** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:21 pm

Flush caps also don't give you a hand hold and you fall in the lake when
fueling your float plane!!! %*(@$*%(@

The tiny little holes in the necked caps are just their because.. well..
they're vented caps. DO NOT drill them bigger.. DO NOT put that hole in the
filler neck that Murphy has in the manual. Put a ram air vent in one of your
wing root fairings attached to a tee in the cross vent line... one in each
root fairing in the cross vent if you're not overly sharp at doing walk
arounds!

Cheers,
Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Patterson" <bobp@prosumers.ca>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

Hi Tim !

I lined mine up left/right, along the wing. Also,
I ran a 1/16" drill through them to enlarge a bit.

I also drilled 1/8" holes in the stem, near the
top, so they would be sheltered under the cap flanges.
This was to help vent the tank - worked well, even
in the days before we added a cross vent tube -
which is still a good idea !

I'm assuming you have the standard caps. The
flush caps tend to accumulate & leak water ...
can be a pain to open, especially in winter,
as well as cost more .... ;-)

--
......bobp
bobp@prosumers.ca
http://www.prosumers.ca/Ramble09

http://bpatterson.qhealthbeauty.com
http://apatterson2.qhealthzone.com
http://apatterson2.ordermygift.com

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Monday 06 April 2009 18:55, Tim Hickey wrote:
Just getting ready to attach the gas cap base to the tank skin, when I
see
that there are two small holes in the top of the gas cap. These holes are
180 degrees from each other. I can see arguments for putting it one way
or
the other.

Any one have advice as to which way the holes should face when the cap is
in the installed position?

Tim Hickey
R 808

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snowyrvr@mtaonline.net · Post by **snowyrvr@mtaonline.net** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:21 pm

OK Now that I've already drilled the hole Murphy says to, why not? Please
let it not be bad. Craig

Original Message:
-----------------
From: Wayne G. O'Shea oifa@irishfield.on.ca
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 18:59:12 -0400
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

Flush caps also don't give you a hand hold and you fall in the lake when
fueling your float plane!!! %*(@$*%(@

The tiny little holes in the necked caps are just their because.. well..
they're vented caps. DO NOT drill them bigger.. DO NOT put that hole in the
filler neck that Murphy has in the manual. Put a ram air vent in one of
your
wing root fairings attached to a tee in the cross vent line... one in each
root fairing in the cross vent if you're not overly sharp at doing walk
arounds!

Cheers,
Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Patterson" <bobp@prosumers.ca>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

Hi Tim !

I lined mine up left/right, along the wing. Also,
I ran a 1/16" drill through them to enlarge a bit.

I also drilled 1/8" holes in the stem, near the
top, so they would be sheltered under the cap flanges.
This was to help vent the tank - worked well, even
in the days before we added a cross vent tube -
which is still a good idea !

I'm assuming you have the standard caps. The
flush caps tend to accumulate & leak water ...
can be a pain to open, especially in winter,
as well as cost more .... ;-)

--
......bobp
bobp@prosumers.ca
http://www.prosumers.ca/Ramble09

http://bpatterson.qhealthbeauty.com
http://apatterson2.qhealthzone.com
http://apatterson2.ordermygift.com

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Monday 06 April 2009 18:55, Tim Hickey wrote:
Just getting ready to attach the gas cap base to the tank skin, when I
see
that there are two small holes in the top of the gas cap. These holes are
180 degrees from each other. I can see arguments for putting it one way
or
the other.

Any one have advice as to which way the holes should face when the cap is
in the installed position?

Tim Hickey
R 808

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Wayne G. O'Shea · Post by **Wayne G. O'Shea** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:21 pm

In certain flight regimes it can be in a vacuum and suck fuel out.. also
defeats the purpose of the ram air snorkel which adds a light pressure to
the tanks and guarantees fuel flow.. especially in less than perfect
plumbing issues... or helps where guys did stupid things and ran the fuel
lines forward and over the main carrythru.. instead of back.. down and then
forward. Simple fill the hole with a rivet Craig and carry on...

----- Original Message -----
From: <snowyrvr@mtaonline.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

OK Now that I've already drilled the hole Murphy says to, why not?
Please
let it not be bad. Craig

Original Message:
-----------------
From: Wayne G. O'Shea oifa@irishfield.on.ca
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 18:59:12 -0400
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

Flush caps also don't give you a hand hold and you fall in the lake when
fueling your float plane!!! %*(@$*%(@

The tiny little holes in the necked caps are just their because.. well..
they're vented caps. DO NOT drill them bigger.. DO NOT put that hole in
the
filler neck that Murphy has in the manual. Put a ram air vent in one of
your
wing root fairings attached to a tee in the cross vent line... one in each
root fairing in the cross vent if you're not overly sharp at doing walk
arounds!

Cheers,
Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Patterson" <bobp@prosumers.ca>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

Hi Tim !

I lined mine up left/right, along the wing. Also,
I ran a 1/16" drill through them to enlarge a bit.

I also drilled 1/8" holes in the stem, near the
top, so they would be sheltered under the cap flanges.
This was to help vent the tank - worked well, even
in the days before we added a cross vent tube -
which is still a good idea !

I'm assuming you have the standard caps. The
flush caps tend to accumulate & leak water ...
can be a pain to open, especially in winter,
as well as cost more .... ;-)

--
......bobp
bobp@prosumers.ca
http://www.prosumers.ca/Ramble09

http://bpatterson.qhealthbeauty.com
http://apatterson2.qhealthzone.com
http://apatterson2.ordermygift.com

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Monday 06 April 2009 18:55, Tim Hickey wrote:
Just getting ready to attach the gas cap base to the tank skin, when I
see
that there are two small holes in the top of the gas cap. These holes
are
180 degrees from each other. I can see arguments for putting it one way
or
the other.

Any one have advice as to which way the holes should face when the cap
is
in the installed position?

Tim Hickey
R 808

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Walter Klatt · Post by **Walter Klatt** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:21 pm

Well, if you have fuel injection and a fuel pump, then it doesn't matter.
But if you want some extra pressure in your tanks to help with your gravity
fed carb, you need sealed caps and a vent tube facing into the wind stream.

Don't think it matters with the smaller engines, but I also have a fuel
sensor in my line, and with the 360, it gives me a little more assurance.

Walter

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
snowyrvr@mtaonline.net
Sent: April 6, 2009 8:36 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

OK Now that I've already drilled the hole Murphy says to, why not? Please
let it not be bad. Craig

Original Message:
-----------------
From: Wayne G. O'Shea oifa@irishfield.on.ca
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 18:59:12 -0400
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

Flush caps also don't give you a hand hold and you fall in the lake when
fueling your float plane!!! %*(@$*%(@

The tiny little holes in the necked caps are just their because.. well..
they're vented caps. DO NOT drill them bigger.. DO NOT put that hole in the
filler neck that Murphy has in the manual. Put a ram air vent in one of
your
wing root fairings attached to a tee in the cross vent line... one in each
root fairing in the cross vent if you're not overly sharp at doing walk
arounds!

Cheers,
Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Patterson" <bobp@prosumers.ca>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

Hi Tim !

I lined mine up left/right, along the wing. Also,
I ran a 1/16" drill through them to enlarge a bit.

I also drilled 1/8" holes in the stem, near the
top, so they would be sheltered under the cap flanges.
This was to help vent the tank - worked well, even
in the days before we added a cross vent tube -
which is still a good idea !

I'm assuming you have the standard caps. The
flush caps tend to accumulate & leak water ...
can be a pain to open, especially in winter,
as well as cost more .... ;-)

--
......bobp
bobp@prosumers.ca
http://www.prosumers.ca/Ramble09

http://bpatterson.qhealthbeauty.com
http://apatterson2.qhealthzone.com
http://apatterson2.ordermygift.com

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Monday 06 April 2009 18:55, Tim Hickey wrote:
Just getting ready to attach the gas cap base to the tank skin, when I
see
that there are two small holes in the top of the gas cap. These holes are
180 degrees from each other. I can see arguments for putting it one way
or
the other.

Any one have advice as to which way the holes should face when the cap is
in the installed position?

Tim Hickey
R 808

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snowyrvr@mtaonline.net · Post by **snowyrvr@mtaonline.net** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:21 pm

Got it. Thanks.

Original Message:
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From: Wayne G. O'Shea oifa@irishfield.on.ca
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 23:50:33 -0400
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

In certain flight regimes it can be in a vacuum and suck fuel out.. also
defeats the purpose of the ram air snorkel which adds a light pressure to
the tanks and guarantees fuel flow.. especially in less than perfect
plumbing issues... or helps where guys did stupid things and ran the fuel
lines forward and over the main carrythru.. instead of back.. down and then
forward. Simple fill the hole with a rivet Craig and carry on...

----- Original Message -----
From: <snowyrvr@mtaonline.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

OK Now that I've already drilled the hole Murphy says to, why not?
Please
let it not be bad. Craig

Original Message:
-----------------
From: Wayne G. O'Shea oifa@irishfield.on.ca
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 18:59:12 -0400
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

Flush caps also don't give you a hand hold and you fall in the lake when
fueling your float plane!!! %*(@$*%(@

The tiny little holes in the necked caps are just their because.. well..
they're vented caps. DO NOT drill them bigger.. DO NOT put that hole in
the
filler neck that Murphy has in the manual. Put a ram air vent in one of
your
wing root fairings attached to a tee in the cross vent line... one in each
root fairing in the cross vent if you're not overly sharp at doing walk
arounds!

Cheers,
Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Patterson" <bobp@prosumers.ca>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Gas cap question.

Hi Tim !

I lined mine up left/right, along the wing. Also,
I ran a 1/16" drill through them to enlarge a bit.

I also drilled 1/8" holes in the stem, near the
top, so they would be sheltered under the cap flanges.
This was to help vent the tank - worked well, even
in the days before we added a cross vent tube -
which is still a good idea !

I'm assuming you have the standard caps. The
flush caps tend to accumulate & leak water ...
can be a pain to open, especially in winter,
as well as cost more .... ;-)

--
......bobp
bobp@prosumers.ca
http://www.prosumers.ca/Ramble09

http://bpatterson.qhealthbeauty.com
http://apatterson2.qhealthzone.com
http://apatterson2.ordermygift.com

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Monday 06 April 2009 18:55, Tim Hickey wrote:
Just getting ready to attach the gas cap base to the tank skin, when I
see
that there are two small holes in the top of the gas cap. These holes
are
180 degrees from each other. I can see arguments for putting it one way
or
the other.

Any one have advice as to which way the holes should face when the cap
is
in the installed position?

Tim Hickey
R 808

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