REFLECTOR: fuel tank placards, Torx head screws

[Laurence Coen]

Fuel tank placards should indicate the tank capacity, not the usable fuel or 
what's in the sump.  Those numbers should appear in the POH.  My Cherokee 
tanks were labeled 25 Gal. US and the POH listed the fuel capacity as 50 
Gal., 48 Gal. usable.

Larry Coen
N136LC

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From: <doug.holub at tx.rr.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 4:30 PM
To: <reflector at tvbf.org>
Subject: REFLECTOR: fuel tank placards, Torx head screws

> My left and right fuel tanks hold 25.5 gallons each. My sump holds 5 
> gallons, but 2 gallons at the bottom of the sump are not reachable. Do I 
> placard my fuel tanks for 25.5 gallons plus half of the usable sump? Or 
> half of the whole sump? Or just the tanks?
>
> I saw an ad in one of the magazines a few months ago for Torx head 
> stainless steel 100 degree flat head screws. I bought some and they work 
> just great. I've been taking the cowl off and on a lot the past few 
> months, and they never strip out. I've got a Torx head for a small 
> electric screwdriver.
>
> www.microfasteners.com
>
> They don't call them Torx, they call them "6 Lobe Drive". You'll find them 
> under "Socket Screws".
>
> Doug Holub, sprinting to the finish line
>
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