SR Sight Tube

[Mike Kimball]

I was thinking about making my sight tubes out of a glass tube with aluminum
end caps Prosealed in place that I could tap for fuel fittings. Also, I
would place the glass tube inside of an aluminum tube with a slot cut in one
side of the tube to view the fuel level. Glass probably won't discolor or
harden in any type of fuel.

Mike Kimball
SR #044




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[Drew and Jan]

Interesting idea Mike It might work well if you can get pro-seal to stick
to glass? I've used similar sight guages on hydraulic tanks and they
usually use an O ring and screw arrangement to prevent leaks. You might be
able to find a commercial unit at an industrial supplier [hose
headquarters, princess auto] and then install your tank fittings to match
the lenghth.
Drew

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I was thinking about making my sight tubes out of a glass tube with aluminum
end caps Prosealed in place that I could tap for fuel fittings. Also, I
would place the glass tube inside of an aluminum tube with a slot cut in one
side of the tube to view the fuel level. Glass probably won't discolor or
harden in any type of fuel.

Mike Kimball
SR #044

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[Jeffrey Steenson]

I haven't seen one for a long time, but don't the Cub and/or SuperCub have a
glass tube arrangement? I actually miss the mechanical guage in my old
Cessna 120! It did two things very well -- it told me when the tank was
full, and it had a no-takeoff zone below 1/4. I've been thinking of one of
those for my Elite wings.

Jeffrey Steenson
Elite #714

Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 08:04:08 -0800
From: agt@mosquitonet.com
To: murphy-rebel
Subject: SR Sight Tube

I was thinking about making my sight tubes out of a glass tube with

aluminum

end caps Prosealed in place that I could tap for fuel fittings. Also, I
would place the glass tube inside of an aluminum tube with a slot cut in

one

side of the tube to view the fuel level. Glass probably won't discolor or
harden in any type of fuel.

Mike Kimball
SR #044

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[Bob Patterson]

The Super Cub has this type of glass tube in a metal tube
setup. The big disadvantage is the glass shatters if knocked, bent,
or if you run into something. I lost a friend in a Super Cub fire ....

I checked the blue tubing I'm using - it's labeled "?.B.I.
Urethane" - other than bad gas, this stuff works very well.

.....bobp

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Interesting idea Mike It might work well if you can get pro-seal to stick
to glass? I've used similar sight guages on hydraulic tanks and they
usually use an O ring and screw arrangement to prevent leaks. You might be
able to find a commercial unit at an industrial supplier [hose
headquarters, princess auto] and then install your tank fittings to match
the lenghth.
Drew

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I was thinking about making my sight tubes out of a glass tube with aluminum
end caps Prosealed in place that I could tap for fuel fittings. Also, I
would place the glass tube inside of an aluminum tube with a slot cut in one
side of the tube to view the fuel level. Glass probably won't discolor or
harden in any type of fuel.

Mike Kimball
SR #044

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