Pietenpol-List: Chad Willie St Croix
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:41 am
Original Posted By: "Sayre, William G"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: fuel tank testingJack asks->How did you find room for 17 gallons?NX41CC has 16 gallons in the tank and I'm sure it could have been made atad wider to get 17. With a Corvair or Continental, you don't need the magneto "shelf" behind the firewall, leaving plenty of room for a generous tank.As far as pressure testing your tank, you don't really need to run up the pressure. I've heard of just putting an inflated balloon over the filler neck and watching it over a day or so to see if the balloon deflates.Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Chad Willie St CroixDate: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 07:32:10 -0800
Subject: Pietenpol-List: fuel tank testingJack asks->How did you find room for 17 gallons?NX41CC has 16 gallons in the tank and I'm sure it could have been made atad wider to get 17. With a Corvair or Continental, you don't need the magneto "shelf" behind the firewall, leaving plenty of room for a generous tank.As far as pressure testing your tank, you don't really need to run up the pressure. I've heard of just putting an inflated balloon over the filler neck and watching it over a day or so to see if the balloon deflates.Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Chad Willie St CroixDate: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 07:32:10 -0800