REFLECTOR: Fuel Cap

[Al Gietzen]

Larry;

 

I bought some small SS chain at Lowes; drilled a small hole in the fuel cap
flange below the o-ring seat, and wired the end on with safety wire.  On the
cap end; crimped on a loop terminal and attached to the center bolt in the
cap.  Make the chain long enough so it can hang down into the fuel as you
re-fuel, and have in contact with the nozzle (or with a damp cloth that is
on the surface in contact with the chain, nozzle, and strake surface); and
you have a cap anchor and a static charge dissipater.  I can take a photo
next time to the airport.

 

Al 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Milehitaz at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:30 PM
To: reflector at tvbf.org
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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