Fuel Tank Installation; Instruction Manual - Seagull Models SEA 324Y Assembly Manual

GRUMMAN F8F BEARCAT
With the stopper assembly in place, the
weighted pick-up should rest away from the
rear of the tank and move freely inside the
tank. he top of the vent tube should rest just
below the top of the tank. It should not touch
the top of the tank.
When satisied with the alignment of the
stopper assembly tighten the 3 x 20mm ma-
chine screw until the rubber stopper expands
and seals the tank opening. Do not overtight-
en the assembly as this could cause the tank
to split.

FUEL TANK INSTALLATION

1.
You should mark which tube is the vent
and which is the fuel pickup when you attach
fuel tubing to the tubes in the stopper. Once
the tank is installed inside the fuselage, it may
be diilt to determine which is which.
Slide the fuel tank into the fuselage. Guide
the lines from the tank through the hole in
the iewall.
2.
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3.
4.
5.
Fuel pick up tube.
Connect the lines from the tank to the en-
gine and muler. he vent line will con-
nect to the muler and the line from the
clunk tothe carburetor.
Blow through one of the lines to ensure
the fuel lines have not become kinked inside
the fuel tank compartment. Air should low
through easily.
Balsa wood.
Epoxy.
Vent tube.
Fuel ill tube.