March 8, 2009 - Odds & Ends

I still needed tofinish riveting the top front skin to the firewall flange and the cowl support strips.  This was easy riveting with the Main Squeeze.  It never fails to amaze me how solid and secure the airframe is after riveting. 
 
I finally finished putting in the pitot and static lines.  In the picture, the lines from the back of the airspeed indicator on the left to the back of the Dynon on the right. 
 

I made some labels for the Fuel Selector valve. 

You may have noticed from the background that I had a little fuel leak.  A couple of AN fittings in the fuel line that runs along the front of the center spar needed tightening.  The leak didn't show up until I filled up the fuel tanks while calibrating them for the Dynon.  I also discovered a leak in the line running out of the gasolator.  Better to find them on the ground than in the air!
 
I also made labels for the fuel caps. 
 

I calibrated the Dynon with the right fuel tank.  Basically you add 2 gallons at a time.  When you are done, you tell the Dynon.  Around 16 gallons, the capacity sensor maxed out.  I put 20 gallons in the tank, then drained most of it into five gallons cans so I could do the left tank.  The fuel pump is working well.  When I first started draining I noticed a pretty good fuel link around the gasolator.  One of the AN fittings was lose going into the gasolator so I tightened it.  Glad I caught that.   Didn’t have enough time to calibrate the left tank. 

 
While I was working on the RV, Bruce fired up his Cub for the first time since he started the restoration. 
 
The Cub is really looking sharp!
 
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