Howdy, amigos- Have you ever taken something apart and then realized you might not be able to reassemble it? My Pietenpol has a Cessna fuel shutoff valve on the outlet of the fuel tank, part no. 0716111-5. It's a simple plug valve, quarter-turn. There is a spring-loaded nylon wiper that rides against the side of the plug to provide resistance to turning, and after disassembling it I realized that it will be tricky to hold that nylon piece back against the spring in order to re-insert the plug. There is probably a nifty trick or tool to hold the spring in place, but if none of you has any ideas, I think I'll try very thin "fire wire" type fishing line through the fuel outlet hole, around the spring a couple of turns, to see if I can pull it in with that. Has to be very thin line because the clearance between the spring and the bore that it rides in is pretty tight.
Mommy told me not to take things apart, but in this particular case I'm sure glad I did because the spring had some rust on it and there was sediment and crud in the spring pocket. I have my "Fuel Lube" right here and I'm ready to put this puppy back together! Thanks for any help you guys might have. Oh, and you might be interested to know that this valve, new, lists for $1,660. I was astounded to learn that bit of info when I tried a Google search for info on it. Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: taildr...@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
