ORIGINAL: Safebet
...John, where do you purchase the Jett 12 oz. tank? Is it flexible? I may go with the Sullivan 10 oz Flexible. I am going with a
OS .61 FX so the extra 2 oz. sounds good, but will it work. Not far enough along to be able to determine that yet.
Later,
Jim
AMA 821369
Jim,
You can get the Jett Bubbleless tanks from
www.jettengineering.com -- specifically, the [link=http://www.jettengineering.com/accy/tank.html]
Accessories[/link] page.
Fitting the 12 oz jett tank in the Contender will take some doing. I want to push the tank up as high into the tank compartment as possible to get the center line closer to the level of the needle valve. I'm also going to put the tank in backward with the bottle-top end and the fuel tubing extending into the cockpit area. I may build a mock instrument panel to hide the mess. The tank will fit a bit better this way than if it faces forward. Also, I may have to use a heat gun to warm the tank as I push it into the top of the fuse so that it'll mold itself into the cavity slightly.
Don't worry about the backward tank idea; it works great! It works because the bladder inside the tank prevents air from getting inside the fuel compartment of the tank. I've done this on my racers for well over three years now with no problems--but it must be a bubbleless/bladder tank like the jett or tetra.