Section 10: Fuel Tank Assembly & Installation - Model Tech SE5a SCOUT Instructions For Final Assembly

SECTION 10: FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY & INSTALLATION
(1) 240cc Fuel Tank
(1) Large Diameter Metal Plate
(1) Small Diameter Metal Plate
(1) Metal Neck-Reinforcement Ring
(1) Rubber Stopper
# 2 Phillips Head Screwdriver
Excel Modeling Knife
Scissors
STEP 1: ASSEMBLING THE RUBBER STOPPER
Using 220 grit sandpaper, carefully smooth and deburr each end of the two aluminum tubes. This will prevent the fuel
tubing from being accidentally cut when it is installed later.
Carefully bend the longer of the two aluminum tubes up at a 45º angle, being careful not to "kink" the tubing as you
bend it.
IMPORTANT When the stopper assembly is installed in the fuel tank, the top of the vent tube (the tube you just bent)
should rest just below the top of the tank. The top of the fuel tank is a farther distance from the center of the fuel tank
opening than the bottom of the fuel tank.
Push the M3 x 20mm machine screw through the stopper assembly, from the front, and partially thread it into the small
diameter metal backplate.
YOU'LL NEED THE FOLLOWING PARTS FROM THE KIT:
YOU'LL NEED THE FOLLOWING TOOLS AND SUPPLIES:
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(1) Fuel Pick-Up "Clunk"
(1) M3 x 20mm Machine Screw
(1) Silicon Fuel Tubing
(2) Aluminum Tubing
Ruler
220 Grit Sandpaper w/Sanding Block
Push the two aluminum tubes through the rubber stopper.
Slide the large diameter metal plate over the tubes at the front
of the stopper and slide the small diameter metal plate over
the tubes at the rear of the stopper.
Using a ruler, measure the distance that the two aluminum
tubes protrude from the front of the stopper assembly. This
distance should be 3/8". If it is not, adjust the tubes by pushing
them forward or backward until you are satisfied with the
alignment.
Secure one end of the silicon fuel tubing onto the end of the
fuel pick-up "clunk."
Slide the silicon fuel tubing, with the fuel pick-up attached,
onto the end of the aluminum fuel pick-up tube (straight tube).
While holding the aluminum tube in place, adjust the length of
the silicon tubing until the fuel pick-up is 3-3/8" back from the
rear of the stopper assembly.
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