Hello all.
Need some advice please....working on my second kit, a SSE. I have decided to experiment with side mounting my engine and using a fiberglass cowl. How do I set this up so I can refuel without removing the cowl each time? I have just started on the fuselage (joined both halves / cut off cheeks) and making the appropriate cut outs for the fuel tubings and throttle linkage. Any further advice is welcome. - THANKS.

You can use a 3 line system with a fuel dot on the third line.

Link to one supplier: http://www.centralhobbies.com/Fuel/f...ngs/CHFLD.html

Ok, so you fuel on the fuel dot line that blocks the back flow of fuel. Once the tank is full it will not bleed out through the muffler or carb..correct?

It shouldnt. My first experiment with a three line system is on an ARF (Funtana 40) and the only leakage I have seen it out thru the muffler as the tank gets full same as over squirt thru the pressure line in my other planes. Once you quit pumping in fuel the dribble stops. It helps that the muffler is on the bottom so can drain properly.

Du-Bro also has a three line system.....check it out.

Jerry

A lot of clubs don't like it when you over flow out the pipe so I always use A catch bottle attached to the pressure line. You would be surprised to see how much fuel you waste when filling. At the end of the day I just empty it back into the fuel can, nothing lost.

I have used the Great Planes filler on a bunch of models. They only require the normal two hoses to the tank. You simply insert the fitting into the fueler and it closes the path to the carb and directs the fuel to the tank. When you remove the fitting, the path between tank and carb is automatically restored.

http://www.greatplanes.com/accys/gpmq4101.html

Bob

Thanks for the information guys, this is very helpful!

Stick with a fuel, there nothing mechanical that can fail. I used to use Sullivan or Dubro fuelers, swore by them even, then they began to fail.

Ok, so the the 3 line system seems to be the one that is less likely to fail. I will try this method

make sure you set the level of tank correctly as well. You may need to lower the tank in the fuse if you turn the motor. The centerline of the tank should be level with, or 3/8" below the centerline of the carb intake( or crankshaft for a side mounted engine).