1. Skyport has replacement parts for the fuel gage. 2. The static vent is on the side of the pitot tube and should be used. Also make sure the pitot/static tube is the proper distances from the bottom of the wing. 3 7/8 inches I think. They get bent and it throws off the airspeed.
3. There should be a blanket on the back of the firewall but side panels are optional. 4. Skyport also has a complete list of parts, service, AD and service bulletin manuals. These are a must have item. Kevin1 --- In [email protected], "eaaflyguy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > About 2 months ago, I took the plunge and got a 415C. It has a recent > overhaul, and many of the standard improvements... I'm basing the > airplane at an airport 3 hours away next to my father, who has owned > and restored his own coupe when he was younger than I am now. > > I've flown it twice now, and I am getting my parts list together for > improvements/fixes. I have an A&P ticket.. but the newsgroup seems to > know their stuff when it comes to the details. Any advice would be > helpful. > > > >Fuel gauge. Ours is very orange, and the plane had an autofuel STC > at one time. Has anyone replaced the left gauge with a univair > assembly? How did it go? > > >Pitot Static. My first flight at the controls, I noticed the plane > would stall power-off at 70mph (indicated/windows open/max weight). > The newly installed airspeed gauge had static was vented to the > cockpit. Is this a valid ercoupe configuration? I'm used to it being > tubed to a static vent. > > >Hot sides. The old side panels were pulled, and the left side was a > little toasty in flight. The exhaust is pretty close to the skin > there. Are side panels a necessity for the heat shielding? >
