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Pressure testing the fuel tanks

Fri, Aug 20 2004 @ 20:00 in Switzerland
Contributed by: Mick
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The QB tanks come tested from the factory, so the only thing that needs to be tested is the stuff that I added to the tanks. In my case, that would be a return fuel line, the fuel level senders, and the tank covers. In one tank, where I started to install a flop tube, I cut an extra hole for the fuel level sender which I got to plug up.

Here is the right tank under pressure (about 2 PSI):

Here is the left tank under pressure. Notice that I never removed this tank from the wing. The rubber glove can be replaced with a standard balloon if you have one available.

I'm very happy to say that the tanks held pressure nicely. I hope to never see any nasty blue fuel stains on my tanks!

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