Working on the per-plans failed fuel valve.
Wasn’t an easy removal, especially with fists of ham working in a small opening/area.
Replacing it with an Allen valve, however I will need to figure a way to connect it to the torque tube that controls what tanks flow. Discovered there is a small difference in shaft length(that’s what she said too[emoji6]). Worse case scenario is that I replace the length of aluminum used for the TT with a longer section. A major pain, but doable.
Teflon tape noted on AN fitting in a fuel valve, what could possibly go wrong?????[emoji848][emoji849][emoji848]
Also planning on losing all rubber fuel hoses with numerous screw clamps. I will be replacing them with compression fittings on the aluminum tank lines and then stainless shrouded Teflon fuel lines with crimped AN fittings. These will flow to a Y-connector rather than a T-fitting.
This was the original Chit-show that was discovered, a per-plans design. Every clamp was finger tight and the glass fuel filters were sloppy. The glass filters are getting tossed since there is a dedicated gasgolator in the firewall.
With loose fittings, sloppy leaky fuel filters……. I find myself wondering if this was the prior fliers mantra.
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