Installing The Stopper Assembly; Fuel Tank Installation - Seagull Models MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109E 60 Assembly Manual

INSTALLING THE STOPPER
ASSEMBLY.
Using a modeling knife, carefully cut
of the rear portion of one of the 3 nylon
tubes leaving 1/2" protruding from the
rear of the stopper. his will be the fuel
pick up tube.
Using a modeling knife, cut one length
of silicon fuel line. Connect one end of
the line to the weighted fuel pick up and
the other end to the nylon pick up tube.
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Vent tube.
Fuel fill tube.
Balsa block.
Fuel pick up tube.
Carefully bend the second nylon tube up
at a 45º angle. his tube is the vent tube.
Test it the stopper assembly into the tank.
It may be necessary to remove some of the
lashing around the tank opening using a
modeling knife. If lashing is present, make
sure none falls into the tank.
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 over-
tighten the assembly as this could cause the
tank to split.

FUEL TANK INSTALLATION.

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 diicult to determine which is which.
Slide the fuel tank into the fuselage. Guide
the lines from the tank through the hole in
the irewall.
Epoxy.
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