Larry Zepp's Blog – June 2013 Archive (1)

Making sure the fuel sender is sealed

Hi Builders,

I wanted to make very sure that my fuel senders were sealed before putting the tank in the wing and then filling it with fuel in the future!

 

The builders guide says the screws should have fiber washers under the head for sealing. These are no longer provided in the supplied VDO install kit. It sounds like a very good idea to have a fiber washer to help seal or a copper washer - like the seal washer used in banjo fuel fittings. I am also using the…

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Added by Larry Zepp on June 16, 2013 at 11:13am — 5 Comments

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