DLSmith2

Howdy!

I'm knee-deep in undiscovered territory(first ARF & first cowling) and have a question. I'm fitting the cowling on a Funtana 40S and have no idea where to route the fuel line for refueling access. I'm used to just separating the line at the in-line filter, fueling and re-attaching it. How do do it with a cowled engine? Route it through the cowling with the filter outside? With a Saito 72, will there be enough draw to route the line below the engine and out the bottom of the cowling? Without access to a local hobby shop, and commercially available refueling ports, it's going to have to be a down-and-dirty solution.

Any suggestions?

That reminds me; what type glue is "canopy glue," and what is a good alternative?

Blue skies,

DL

the troll

Use three lines to the tank. one for the carb feed, one for muffler pressure and one additional with pickup for fueling and defueling with a fuel dot or equivalent mounted on cowling or side of fuse

Tall Paul

Any reasonable length of fuel line -less than 10" say- will be just fine.
It should be as short as possible, but don't get in a lather over it.
The pressure line to the tank pumps the fuel in addition to the draw at the carburetor.
"Canopy glue" is RC-56, or something with 56 in the name.
You might check out the wing joiner fix in another Funtana thread here..
There is a potential problem.. but only IF you haven't joined the wings.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/Need...1403327/tm.htm

daveopam

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The post mention above is for crash repair. The Funtana wing comes out of the box in one piece.

I also like to use three lines. Since you dont access to a LHS. Just plug the third line with a screw.

David