CIES Issues

[Fly_M20R]

36 minutes ago, kortopates said:

This was at least 5 years ago, so my memory isn't that great. But there is no fuel forward of the main spar. Forward of the main far is just air, wires and aileron rods - that gives the tanks greater protection from off field landing or bird strike . You'll see inspection covers that aren't sealed under the wings forward of the tank. You may be referring to the rear sub spar that is the aft end of the tank. I don't recall the outboard sender that far back, but it could be, and thinking about it now from a view under the wing its not very far forward from memory.  So perhaps it was hanging up on the rear sub-spar? - in which case to bend it away from the rear spar it would be a forward bend. That detail of location and therefore direction of bend I can't recall precisely, just needing to bend it away from the tank wall. Its got to be the same bend direction as your. Our tanks should be near identical except yours go out further outboard than mine, but bounded by the same forward and aft limits. (Although I also have Monroy extended tanks which aren't as far forward.)

Ahhhh.... I learn something every day!! I was not aware that the aft boundary of the fuel tank is a sub-spar and therefore that there is a main spar in front of the tank. 

Yup, 5 years is a long time to remember stuff. I do not believe I would remember either. Pictures can come in handy as memory aids. The trick is to remember where one put them a few years later...  

Chris

[LANCECASPER]

5 hours ago, Fly_M20R said:

Even if shops have installed many CIES senders without any issues they may be stumped when first installing in a long body Mooney. It would be helpful if CIES had made these specific for right and left installation with the appropriate bend already done for right and left prior to shipping. It would save an enormous amount of time (and $$) and save having to remove the access panels to verify adequate positioning within the tank.

Chris 

I agree. I was at the shop that day when we called Scott at CIES and he went through it with them over the phone. Had I not made the phone call I think they still would be trying to figure it out.