jgross
DR-107 (formerly jimrgross)
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My aircraft never had the fuel vent plumbed down through the right main gear leg pure the plans and the guy who assembled it for me put it out the bottom behind the firewall facing forward. WRONG. Tried extending it back along the bottom but got fumes inside during acro. Then plumbed to the rear of the aircraft and all was fine until this week when I got back and fuel was siphoning from the main tank. Probably because in level flight the rear tube was higher than the front where it turns to the aft and it never opened up. Fuel tank had oil canned a bit. Found that out when I removed the fuel cap.
My question is does anybody know of a way to secure a tube to the rear of the right main landing gear without damaging the gear tubing or fabric? If I cut a hole in the top and bottom and reinforce with fabric tape the tube would still be unsecured inside the fabric. Plus it would be a nightmare trying to fish it through there.
In the mean time I am going to put it back on the outside but extend it beyond the rear gear attachment point to see if that works.
Thanks
Jim
My question is does anybody know of a way to secure a tube to the rear of the right main landing gear without damaging the gear tubing or fabric? If I cut a hole in the top and bottom and reinforce with fabric tape the tube would still be unsecured inside the fabric. Plus it would be a nightmare trying to fish it through there.
In the mean time I am going to put it back on the outside but extend it beyond the rear gear attachment point to see if that works.
Thanks
Jim
