Hi all,
I have been working (in my usual fits and starts) for several weeks on the tanks. I am working on the plumbing now and a few questions have come up.
1. The tank support brackets are plain aluminum and will need to be primed. Should I avoid priming the side that gets prosealed to the inboard tank rib?
2. The anti-rotation bracket is also plain. Primer is a no-no in the tank. SHould I conversion coat it or just not worry about it?
3. I have this giant roll of 1/4" aluminum tubing from which I make the tank vents. Any tips on how to straighten it out? I suppose it is not really important that it be perfectly straight, but it would be more esthetically pleasing.
4. I am still confused about the service bulletin, specifically where I drill the hole and where the safety wire goes.
5. Do any of the hard-core primer-types prime the outside of the end ribs on the tank?
6. I am using a standard fuel pickup. Should it be touching the skin, specifically not touching the skin or what? The closer it is to the skin, the less "unuseable" fuel the tank will keep.
The instructions are pretty sketchy about all this. I wish we had the step by step check the boxes off that we had for the empennage.
Anyway, thanks in advance.
Michael Wynn
RV 8 Wings (tanks)
San Ramon, CA
I have been working (in my usual fits and starts) for several weeks on the tanks. I am working on the plumbing now and a few questions have come up.
1. The tank support brackets are plain aluminum and will need to be primed. Should I avoid priming the side that gets prosealed to the inboard tank rib?
2. The anti-rotation bracket is also plain. Primer is a no-no in the tank. SHould I conversion coat it or just not worry about it?
3. I have this giant roll of 1/4" aluminum tubing from which I make the tank vents. Any tips on how to straighten it out? I suppose it is not really important that it be perfectly straight, but it would be more esthetically pleasing.
4. I am still confused about the service bulletin, specifically where I drill the hole and where the safety wire goes.
5. Do any of the hard-core primer-types prime the outside of the end ribs on the tank?
6. I am using a standard fuel pickup. Should it be touching the skin, specifically not touching the skin or what? The closer it is to the skin, the less "unuseable" fuel the tank will keep.
The instructions are pretty sketchy about all this. I wish we had the step by step check the boxes off that we had for the empennage.
Anyway, thanks in advance.
Michael Wynn
RV 8 Wings (tanks)
San Ramon, CA