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Purchased 1992 RV6A, Dream Realized!
Working on some upgrades in the cabin and found fuel vents need some care to alleviate any chance of rubbing, kinks, kicking etc. The existing lines have standard Tank—>Cabin(Looped up from Wing Root level to top of inner firewall area then down to bottom fuselage outside vent tube (both sides).
My observation is that there is a cross-tube section that is connection the highest point of the loop on both sides together. If both sides are vented separately and I don’t have any cross-tank gravity flow (fuel selector has only L/R/OFF) Why would the tank vents need to be connected to each other? It’s extra fittings, takes up space I’d like to have for new wiring and instruments, and seems unnecessary.
I’d like to simplify the vent lines by removing fittings and cross-vent connection providing a simple vent for each tank.
Please advise, and my deepest respect for you builders as I’m a lowly modifier!
Purchased 1992 RV6A, Dream Realized!
Working on some upgrades in the cabin and found fuel vents need some care to alleviate any chance of rubbing, kinks, kicking etc. The existing lines have standard Tank—>Cabin(Looped up from Wing Root level to top of inner firewall area then down to bottom fuselage outside vent tube (both sides).
My observation is that there is a cross-tube section that is connection the highest point of the loop on both sides together. If both sides are vented separately and I don’t have any cross-tank gravity flow (fuel selector has only L/R/OFF) Why would the tank vents need to be connected to each other? It’s extra fittings, takes up space I’d like to have for new wiring and instruments, and seems unnecessary.
I’d like to simplify the vent lines by removing fittings and cross-vent connection providing a simple vent for each tank.
Please advise, and my deepest respect for you builders as I’m a lowly modifier!
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