plbarrett2004
Active Member
I built my anti-hangup guide for the fuel tank access plate as shown on Van's diagrams. However, I believe I may have angled my stiffeners more than normal.
As the geometry is now, the anti-hangup guide seems like it might actually cause the flop tube to stay trapped in the lower corner of the tank. I suspect that the anti-hang up guides are really meant to makes sure that it does not get caught in the up position. I'm thinking of installing some type of modified anti-hangup guide. Since most sealing has already been done, it will be a fair amount of work and wanted to get everyone's opinion. Here are some pictures to illustrate what I'm describing.
I've searched the forums and builder's logs and I've seen anti-hangup guides similar to mine, but I've not seen one with the flop tube in the picture. Is my arrangement normal? Is there cause for concern? THANKS!
As the geometry is now, the anti-hangup guide seems like it might actually cause the flop tube to stay trapped in the lower corner of the tank. I suspect that the anti-hang up guides are really meant to makes sure that it does not get caught in the up position. I'm thinking of installing some type of modified anti-hangup guide. Since most sealing has already been done, it will be a fair amount of work and wanted to get everyone's opinion. Here are some pictures to illustrate what I'm describing.
I've searched the forums and builder's logs and I've seen anti-hangup guides similar to mine, but I've not seen one with the flop tube in the picture. Is my arrangement normal? Is there cause for concern? THANKS!