Bob,

   An important question is *who* told you that you had to have
the valve in the cockpit?  I would suspect that the only
"requirement" is that you have some means of _operating_  the
valve from within the cockpit.  Could be something as simple as
a push-pull cable to a ball valve mounted close to each tank.

Take a look at this setup:

http://www.marcnadine.com/fuelvalve.html

Dale R.


bmears9413@aol.com wrote:

Speaking of liquids in cockpit, my kit comes with a fuel cut valve mounted in the cockpit. Am I required to install it? I'm not crazy about gas in the cockpit with me,but I've been told I must have a fuel cut valve in the cockpit.

 

Bob Mears

Supermarine Spitfire

 

 

 
-----Original Message-----
From: eanderson@carolina.rr.com
To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net
Sent: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:52 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: gauges

My experience is that the electrical sensor for Oil temp and pressure are less likely to leak than a capillary tube that is subject to vibration.  I have only used electrical sensors to measure all engine fluid parameters (except manifold pressure) and have had no problems.  I don't like liquids in the cockpit.

 

Ed