The 9 gal tanks are longer and require a cut out in the fuselage. Kevin1
--- In [email protected], "Mark H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kevin, The turnplate tanks are made of steel( magnetic ) the > replacement tanks for these were made of stainless steel and soldered > together. A magnet would not stick to the stainless ether. These > tanks were about 9 gal. and can be identified by the notch in the > outboard rear bottom for the landing gear on ser. 813 and lower. In > the mid ser. numbers they made 8 gal. tanks, they are alum. and can > be identified by the ends. they have a indented end with a row of > rivets holding the end on in a lip fashion, there are no bludges in > the ends they are flat. These tanks had a couple different ways of > being plumbed and there were some service bulitins on this I think. > The later ser. numbers had 9 gal tanks that can be identified by the > bludges in the ends and back, this is how they got the exra fuel in. > Ane there was running changes on the plumbing on these too. So as you > see there is alot of changes. Sorry I cann't help more. Good luck. > Mark > > > > --- In [email protected], Iflysmodel@ wrote: > > > > Hey Kevin: It sounds like someone has switched the tanks. I believe > the 8 > > gallon tanks were the ternplate tanks. These were used to replace > the early > > tanks and ended up with an AD which required inspection every 25 > hours (could be > > owner completed) and were mostly replaced by the 9 gallon aluminum > tanks. The > > ternplate material is lighter than the stainless steel, does not > respond to > > a magnet, and was used for the 8 gallon tanks. > > You are correct that you need to use the fuel line diagram for > earlier > > serial numbers in order for those to work in your system. I do not > have any of > > the books in front of me, but as I recall, the fuel shut off to > the engine > > pump was placed in the cross over line between the tanks but close > to the > > right tank. The fuel line to the pump came out of the shut off and > ran along the > > right side wall out to the engine. The fuel return line, from the > header > > tank, only went to the right wing tank. > > Lynn Nelsen > > > > > > > > **************Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel > Guides. > > (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states? > ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) > > >
