Stockmanreef
Well Known Member
well, I thought that I would begin to document the installation of the snorkel with the FM-150. But some of this can be extrapolated to the standard fuel controller.
1. I am not fond of the plans way of lining up the snorkel with the fuel controller. Drawing a circle, doing a bunch of gymnastics and measuring to make sure that it is line up. It just seemed like a real PITA. So instead, I measured the ID of the FM-150 (66 mm) and the Snorkel (61 mm). I made a drawing of a "jig" to insert into the opening and sent it to my daughter. 30 minutes later (5 minutes of her time) she sent me the STL file from a CAD drawing. 1 hour after that a colleague 3d printed it. I had to wrap the snorkel side with 2 layers of electrical tape to get it to fit snuggly. Then I had to cut a notch out for FM-150. I guesstimated the length to fit into the FM-150 at 1/2", which was too long. But cutting out notch was no big deal. I posted pictures on my FB page--Ken's RV-14.
The part was a total of 24mm long. I think that if you went with 8 for the part that sticks into the FM-150, then that would avoid trimming. But I am not sure if the is deep enough into the fuel controller.
I made the initial cut to the top of the snorkel to get the flanges flush.
2. I was wondering if anyone else noticed this, but it appears that the starter touches the snorkel. I wonder if I need to trim (thin) a bit of the snorkel so that the snorkel does not touch the starter. Any thoughts?
Next up is to slice down the sides of the snorkel and get the top portion to fit with the flange the connects to the baffle.
1. I am not fond of the plans way of lining up the snorkel with the fuel controller. Drawing a circle, doing a bunch of gymnastics and measuring to make sure that it is line up. It just seemed like a real PITA. So instead, I measured the ID of the FM-150 (66 mm) and the Snorkel (61 mm). I made a drawing of a "jig" to insert into the opening and sent it to my daughter. 30 minutes later (5 minutes of her time) she sent me the STL file from a CAD drawing. 1 hour after that a colleague 3d printed it. I had to wrap the snorkel side with 2 layers of electrical tape to get it to fit snuggly. Then I had to cut a notch out for FM-150. I guesstimated the length to fit into the FM-150 at 1/2", which was too long. But cutting out notch was no big deal. I posted pictures on my FB page--Ken's RV-14.
The part was a total of 24mm long. I think that if you went with 8 for the part that sticks into the FM-150, then that would avoid trimming. But I am not sure if the is deep enough into the fuel controller.
I made the initial cut to the top of the snorkel to get the flanges flush.
2. I was wondering if anyone else noticed this, but it appears that the starter touches the snorkel. I wonder if I need to trim (thin) a bit of the snorkel so that the snorkel does not touch the starter. Any thoughts?
Next up is to slice down the sides of the snorkel and get the top portion to fit with the flange the connects to the baffle.