Opps, Guess I should have read all the emails before responding to the last
one. Sorry.
Steve Phillabaum
-----Original Message-----
From: phillabaum261 <phillabaum...@aol.com>
To: krnet <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Mon, Jan 10, 2011 8:21 am
Subject: Re: KR> fuel site gauge
have seen many planes with a red (plastic?) ball in the site tube. I am
tarting to work on my site tube and want to hear more about what I need also.
lease chime in. I am at work today but the site is iced in and I don't think
orkers will show soooo. I have my Aircraft Spruce book and can look up the
tems to select for my order. Put in about 6 hours of construction time on my
lane yesterday. (Finally)
Steve Phillabaum
R2Swide
horter, Alabama
34-740-0066
irgil Salisbury reply:
Tygon comes in Clear. Paint a White strip behind your tube, and Red
agonal stripes
over it behind the tube. The fuel will reverse the stripes and the
antity easily
see, Virg
aul Wrote:
> I have been using a short length of Tygon placed vertically on the
nstrument
nel
for my fuel gauge. The Tygon is yellow (comes that way) and it makes it
fficult to
see the height of the gas. Any ideas for a clear substitute? I tested some
nal but it "hardens" if left in avgas.
Paul OReilly
KR2 Stretched
N7970K
Derry, NH
