[rebel-builders] clear fuel line - sight guage

[Bob Patterson]

Thanks Wayne !

Great pic ... I would just like to add my strong suggestion
to add a reducer (to stop sloshing up & down in the guage), AND,
most important - at the bottom, a small valve !! The old
Renegade valves are great - small, with a red handle...

The reasons for the valve -- some people are worried about
the possibility of fuel in the cockpit, and - everybody will have to
replace the sight guage tubing at some time .... Just turn the
valve, and --- no worries, mate ! :-) Sure beats having
to drain the tank - or getting a gas shower !!

Another great idea is a printed sheet behind the tube, with
lines, to make fuel more visible ... and/or maybe a fuel-proof
float (cork ??) inside the tube ... The sheet can have markings
in front for content in level flight, at back for tail down ....


......bobp
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On Friday 02 December 2011 12:00:59 Wayne G. O'Shea wrote:
[quote]Just don't tee the sight gauge line into the fuel outlet fitting !!! You
need a seperate fitting strictly for the site gauge or you'll induce air
into the fuel feed.

Here's a picture of what I'm talking about, taken yesterday on the wings
I'm redoing the fuel tanks on.

http://www.irishfield.on.ca/gallery/tan ... ations.jpg

Wayne


----- Original Message -----
From: "Eduardo Gutierrez Sosa" <lopeco.eduardo@gmail.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Re: [rebel-builders] clear fuel line

[quote]HI Wayne: I absolutely agree with you in the diagonal positioning of the
fuel sight gauge. That's exactly how I'm building my new wing and be able
to
see when the fuel is low. Most important observation, thanks very much,
regards,
Eduardo

El 02/12/11 11:04, "Wayne G. O'Shea" <oifa@irishfield.on.ca> escribi

[Wayne G. O'Shea]

I had originally only drilled the lower sight gauge hole 1/8 and was going
to leave it that way as the restriction, but figured it would end up getting
plugged with proseal on assembly... so I just uni-bit the hole to 5/8's so I
didn't have to worry about it.

But YES.. a restriction added in the lower fitting or you'll be watching the
fuel jump up and down in turbulance and wonder what you really have. Valve a
great addition for when you wife taps a "hair" in the clear tube and it
breaks!! .. and you can shut it off instead of wondering if you have any
matches with you! ;O)

Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Patterson" <bobp@prosumers.ca>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] clear fuel line - sight guage


[quote]
Thanks Wayne !

Great pic ... I would just like to add my strong suggestion
to add a reducer (to stop sloshing up & down in the guage), AND,
most important - at the bottom, a small valve !! The old
Renegade valves are great - small, with a red handle...

The reasons for the valve -- some people are worried about
the possibility of fuel in the cockpit, and - everybody will have to
replace the sight guage tubing at some time .... Just turn the
valve, and --- no worries, mate ! :-) Sure beats having
to drain the tank - or getting a gas shower !!

Another great idea is a printed sheet behind the tube, with
lines, to make fuel more visible ... and/or maybe a fuel-proof
float (cork ??) inside the tube ... The sheet can have markings
in front for content in level flight, at back for tail down ....


......bobp
bobp@prosumers.ca
bobp@pattersys.com
http://www.Pattersys.com
http://www.amway.ca/BobPatterson

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On Friday 02 December 2011 12:00:59 Wayne G. O'Shea wrote:
[quote]Just don't tee the sight gauge line into the fuel outlet fitting !!! You
need a seperate fitting strictly for the site gauge or you'll induce air
into the fuel feed.

Here's a picture of what I'm talking about, taken yesterday on the wings
I'm redoing the fuel tanks on.

http://www.irishfield.on.ca/gallery/tan ... ations.jpg

Wayne


----- Original Message -----
From: "Eduardo Gutierrez Sosa" <lopeco.eduardo@gmail.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Re: [rebel-builders] clear fuel line

[quote]HI Wayne: I absolutely agree with you in the diagonal positioning of
the
fuel sight gauge. That's exactly how I'm building my new wing and be
able
to
see when the fuel is low. Most important observation, thanks very much,
regards,
Eduardo

El 02/12/11 11:04, "Wayne G. O'Shea" <oifa@irishfield.on.ca> escribi

[craig]

Acting on a suggestion from my DAR, I tapped the ends of my fuel sight gage
fittings (AN flair fitting) and epoxyied a set screw in them. Then drilled
it out to 1/8". I did this for the top and bottom fittings. I guess a
side benefit would be less fuel getting out if the gage tubing cracks or
breaks.

For a fuel gage indicator, Univair sells a pkg of orange balls designed for
that. I think they are visible enough that you don't need the stripes
behind the tubing.



-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Bob
Patterson
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 8:37 AM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] clear fuel line - sight guage


Thanks Wayne !

Great pic ... I would just like to add my strong suggestion
to add a reducer (to stop sloshing up & down in the guage), AND,
most important - at the bottom, a small valve !! The old
Renegade valves are great - small, with a red handle...

The reasons for the valve -- some people are worried about
the possibility of fuel in the cockpit, and - everybody will have to
replace the sight guage tubing at some time .... Just turn the
valve, and --- no worries, mate ! :-) Sure beats having
to drain the tank - or getting a gas shower !!

Another great idea is a printed sheet behind the tube, with
lines, to make fuel more visible ... and/or maybe a fuel-proof
float (cork ??) inside the tube ... The sheet can have markings
in front for content in level flight, at back for tail down ....


......bobp
bobp@prosumers.ca
bobp@pattersys.com
http://www.Pattersys.com
http://www.amway.ca/BobPatterson

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On Friday 02 December 2011 12:00:59 Wayne G. O'Shea wrote:

Just don't tee the sight gauge line into the fuel outlet fitting !!! You
need a seperate fitting strictly for the site gauge or you'll induce air
into the fuel feed.

Here's a picture of what I'm talking about, taken yesterday on the wings
I'm redoing the fuel tanks on.

http://www.irishfield.on.ca/gallery/tan ... ations.jpg

Wayne


----- Original Message -----
From: "Eduardo Gutierrez Sosa" <lopeco.eduardo@gmail.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Re: [rebel-builders] clear fuel line

HI Wayne: I absolutely agree with you in the diagonal positioning of the
fuel sight gauge. That's exactly how I'm building my new wing and be

able

to
see when the fuel is low. Most important observation, thanks very much,
regards,
Eduardo

El 02/12/11 11:04, "Wayne G. O'Shea" <oifa@irishfield.on.ca> escribi