Friday, October 20, 2006

Oil Tank Vent - 1 hour (438 Total)

The last thing I did today was install a fitting that will be used for my oil tank vent.

I spent a lot of time looking for the right fitting that would allow me to port my oil tank vent to the exterior of the plane. I ended up using one of the extra fuel tank fittings that I had and a brass barbed hose bib. The fuel tank fitting was both light weight and small.

In the photos below, you can see where I drilled and mounted the fittings to the bottom of the plane near the left landing gear leg. Once I get the plane to the air field and install the wings, I will connect the oil vent hose. I need to secure the hose to the wing root to give the hose the proper height above the oil tank before dropping down and exiting the plane as per the HKS installation manual.