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View Poll Results: What did you find when you checked the retaining nut?
It was loose. 7 17.07%
It was on tight. 34 82.93%
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Old 03-13-2006, 07:16 AM
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Default QBs only?

Of the five that had loose B nuts, were they all QBs?
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Old 03-14-2006, 09:14 PM
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Mine were tight.

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Old 03-19-2006, 08:15 AM
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Default Static Sparking

The SB requires draining the tanks. Falling fuel generates a static charge. Has anyone mentioned that you can set your airplane on fire by draining fuel without considering static electricity?

We all use plastic gas cans, so do yourself a favor. Obtain a large STEEL funnel. Attach three stranded copper wires at two points with pop rivets or screws/nuts. The first is attached to the inside of the small end of the funnel. Make it about 18" long and bare the last 6". This one goes inside the gas can you are filling to submerge in the fuel. The other two wires attach to the upper lip of the funnel and get alligator clips on the ends. One is maybe 2 feet long, the other as much as 6 or 8 feet. The first clips to a good airframe ground. The other clips to an earth ground, which can be a well-buried steel tiedown if nothing else.

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sorry edited. Post went on wrong section.
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Old 03-21-2006, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by kevinh
Also please post a brief note on how long it took you to do this mod and any tips on how the whole removal/reinstall went...
It took an A&P 6 hrs to do both.

Cost UK ? 280.00

Benefit : peace of mind (I did not build the A/C)

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Old 03-21-2006, 06:01 PM
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Default Fuel Pick up Service Bulletin

Mine are totally encapsulated in Pro Seal...Documented in my photo log, Capacitive Senders, no access holes...I'm not opening the tanks !!!
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Old 03-21-2006, 06:08 PM
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Default Static electricity

Would there be a static problem if you used a 12 volt auto fuel pump (Facet)hooked to an external battery with a rubber hose on each end to transfer fuel from one wing tank to another?
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