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Drill a tiny hole to drain leaky float. Use heat gun to really dry out the float. Seal hole with solder. Submerge in hot water to test. wipe away any bubbles, then look for bubbles due to leak. Turn over .. and try again. When satisfied.. set float levels , check resistance F and E and when...

Leaky Stewart Warner Float Heated Float ( heat gun) - wet spot is expanding fuel oozing from horizontal hair line split. This float sank to bottom of the tank. It was difficult to be certain that sloshing was heard or felt. When a hole was drilled, a medicine bottle of fuel drained out...

burnished wiper and fingers : note wear. Clean and Burnish contact area of fingers well, then return to service. correct shape of the "springy arm" will not let it contact the resistor at any point in travel except at the spoon wiper. Check Full = 0

Good Resistor. Total resistance 140 ohms. 0-90 ohm range used. note wear and wiper's path. clean well... adjust displaced turns carefully.

Empty stop on Left Full stop on Right

trying ( endlessly) to post rear of SW Fuel Gauge and Resistor.. to compare to ronm's note toasted resistor I only assume this is an original... but who knows ?

Please... if you plan to follow my posted instructions for Testing and Repair of Stewart Warner Senders.. look at the current Edited Version. Do NOT... repeat Do NOT use open flame to find leaking gasoline in your float ! I got away with this the first time.. and the second time the little...

Stewart Warner Sender - Inspect and Service posting is edited and complete now sorry for the delay. L

Caveat : This info relates to the SW fuel gauge system installed in my particular 1947 Cruisaire. Other systems can and do work differently. Test your system to find out what you have in YOUR plane, before launching into the following methods . I found 3...

NOTE WELL..... THE ROCHESTER SENDER DOES NOT FIT MECHANICALLY AND THE RESITANCE IS BACKWARDS.. O = empty RATHER THAN 0=full ----Thanks to RonM for pointing out that I had that posted wrong for a week or two... ron I was looking at the wrong post!--- SO THE COMMENTS PREVIOUSLY POSTED WERE...

anybody know if there are any LED strobes that can be installed legally on our bellancas ? Don't want the current draw, weight, expense, or potential radio hash of the conventional types. Somebody must make some that fit the nav light foot print, and include the nav lights.

anybody know if there are any LED strobes that can be installed legally on our bellancas ? Don't want the current draw, weight, expense, or potential radio hash of the conventional types. Somebody must make some that fit the nav light foot print, and include the nav lights.

I am really immersed in a hands-on owner assited annual of the cruisair... and I've been really fortunate. The wings are as perfect inside as anyone could hope for. No spar checking, no dirt, no evidence of any moisture, sound as a dollar and smell like furniture. I'd given them a lot of...

Been flying at around 0-4 degree C... and man I can sure feel all the drafts, even with full cabin heat. I know thats bikini weather for you minnesotans. In the process of doing the annual ( what great way to really know your airplane ! ) I see that there are holes big enough for a skunk to...

During the annual today, I discovered that my right (Scott #4000 ) master cylinder was indeed leaking. No surprise, really. Pulled it out to overhaul it, and found it full of dirty muck. Cleaned it, replaced the O-rings that went fine. Became obvious that we had to flush the brake lines...

is there some cheap Ace/Napa non hardening, non adhesive sealant I can use in place of the obscure product called out in wing inspection ID... to seal my wing root fairings to the wing / fuse without gluing them together for eternity ? I see no evidence that anything at all was ever used (...

Back ground: 1 Half of general aviation accidents and off field landings are due to running out of gas. 2. After more than 100 hours of dual flight instruction, I have basically zip background in Right/Left fuel tank management. I admit I grew up with no more fuel management...

Wanting to top off or drain and fill the landing gear struts on my 14-13-2 I find the manual calls out Lockheed #5 hydraulic fluid. I think this is only available from Authorized Tucker Car Service Centers. So is Mil 5606 Red Hydraulic Fluid the stuff ? Aka Shell 41. Or is it time for...

14-13-2 150 franklin 12 v system I have the old Stewart Warner 0-90 Ohm senders, and a 6 volt S.W. guage with a dropping resisitor. ( read worn out crap). Cutting to the chase.. my wiring is fine... the dropping resistor has changed value and the max possible meter reading is 3/4. My...

:? Annual time next week ( 14-13-2). I have a couple of home brew "adaptors" meant to be used with hydraulic floor jacks. I assume that the jack points are the Forward ( Main Spar) attach points ( read tubing). I'm guess the A&I has real A/C jacks... but its on me to know the drill. How...