REFLECTOR: Fuel Cap

[David Scharfenberg]

>>
I ran 1/16" SS cable from a fuel baffle to the cap.  The cable is 
nicopressed around a round (looks like a small pulley) cable thimble.  
The adjusting bolt on the fuel caps goes through the thimble, secured 
by a lock nut.  I actually have fuel caps from the Glasair accessory 
catalog, they're really nice.  The other end of the cable is bolted to 
a fuel baffle.  A piece of uninsulated wire (copper braid) runs from 
there to the fuel sender, where I used one of the sensor mounting bolts 
to pass through to a wire on the outside of the tank, which goes to 
ground.

Dave Scharfenberg





>>      ----- Original Message -----
>>      From: Milehitaz at aol.com
>>      To: reflector at tvbf.org
>>      Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 2:30 AM
>>      Subject: REFLECTOR: Fuel Cap
>>
>>
>>      WOW ...Reading a reply to TEC from SB with grading of MT
>> and about the
>> MT and engine combinations...and there it was... a small gem
>> off the topic
>> but in the text I had forgotten about...."Gas Cap through a
>> prop"....Any one
>> chain them lil muthas down?    I was thinking about doing
>> that long time ago
>> but almost forgot to ask the wise collective for input. I
>> once looked in
>> Aircraft-Spruce for idea and proper chain...no luck. I
>> probably missed it in
>> there somewhere.
>>
>>      Anyone have experience or ideas that you feel like
>> sharing? I was
>> thinking about putting down an aluminum hard point and using
>> some sort of
>> chain...brass? Aluminum? SS Cable?  Ground it to filler
>> ring/engine with the
>> wire I am putting in?
>>
>>      First strake still open...but not for much longer. As
>> always...thanks
>> in advance to all for your help!
>>
>>      Best to all,
>>      Larry Lambert
>>      XL/RG.
>>
>>
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