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Old 10-03-2010, 10:49 AM
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Everyone,
I am thinking about making a upright aluminum tank that would bolt in behind the rear seats the tank would hold about 15 gallons (90 lbs.) of fuel. I would replace my fuel selector with a left/main/right selector and plumb a fuel line to the rear tank and have a shut off valve located at a rigid mount near the tank.
The tank would also have a fuel gauge so that it could be monitored like the standard tanks.Being upright the tank will follow the forward angle of the rear seat backs and leave some of the baggage area available for some storage, however the tank and fuel will be close to the baggage weight limit set by Van's but could still be handy for things like tow bar etc.
The tank will be bolted in but also able to be removed when needed. A vent line would be needed to be added to the bottom of the plane and piped up to the tank. Still thinking on the filler neck and cap location. What am I missing? Your input is requested!

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Old 10-03-2010, 11:33 AM
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How complex is it to retro-fit the HW tanks into an existing wing? Is it possible and what would be involved?

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Old 10-03-2010, 12:21 PM
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Everyone,
I am thinking about making a upright aluminum tank that would bolt in behind the rear seats the tank would hold about 15 gallons (90 lbs.) of fuel. I would replace my fuel selector with a left/main/right selector and plumb a fuel line to the rear tank and have a shut off valve located at a rigid mount near the tank.
The tank would also have a fuel gauge so that it could be monitored like the standard tanks.Being upright the tank will follow the forward angle of the rear seat backs and leave some of the baggage area available for some storage, however the tank and fuel will be close to the baggage weight limit set by Van's but could still be handy for things like tow bar etc.
The tank will be bolted in but also able to be removed when needed. A vent line would be needed to be added to the bottom of the plane and piped up to the tank. Still thinking on the filler neck and cap location. What am I missing? Your input is requested!

Don Orrick
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The thought of having the constant fuel smell in the cabin is a big turn off. When every you connect/disconnect the tank, it will drip some fuel onto the interior.

I would much rather keep fuel out of the cabin and out in the wings. Keeps the fuel out of the cabin, making for a safer emergencies. The one way I don't want to die is by burning alive.

Any other thoughts on adding a couple bays to the existing tank? maybe seal up two bays of the non tank leading edge closest to the existing tank and plumb it to the standard tank so it will feed with gravity? I think this option will also add the least amount of weight. Thoughts??
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Old 10-03-2010, 12:38 PM
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How complex is it to retro-fit the HW tanks into an existing wing? Is it possible and what would be involved?

Phil
It can be done. Your main tanks will have to come off to install the plumbing, the facet pump, etc. You will want to put an access panel under the wing to access the pump area. Very easy with a QB wing that does not have the bottom skin on yet.
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Old 10-20-2010, 10:01 PM
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Mel just put HW tanks on his flying RV-6. I don’t think it is that difficult.

I am building an RV-9 and I have the first set of HW tanks on a 9. They look great and I can’t wait to try them out. And try out the rest of the RV-9 for that matter.

And I will agree, Jeff and Chuck are great to work with.
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