Who has the specs to make a PVC extension for fuel selector

[flyingvee201]

hey guys!

Im thinking of making 6" or 12" pvc pipe with possibly a T handle on top to help me reach the fuel selector.

Does anyone have pictures or specs on pipe diameters?

I've seen some pictures, but no specs on what parts they bought.

It will help me out instead of driving all the way to the airport!  LOL

 

thanks!

this is for the "F" model.  :-)

[CajunMooneyguy]

Hi.  Yes, I just bought my '67F and it came with an extention.  Im flying tmor (king air) but will try to remember to go grab it out of the mooney and get dimensions and post it for all.  But....Its pretty straight forward. just a 12'' piece of pvc with a T at one end and a notch cut out of the other that fits over the selector handle.  Todd

[dcrogers11]

Here's mine.

 

 

[Bob_Belville]

I keep bees. An end bar from a frame works great. And they're light and small so I have a couple handy. Here's a pic of a typical bar: www.brushymountainbeefarm.com/10-ea-9-1_8-End-Bars/productinfo/115/

[MARZ]

Here's mine.

I keep bees. An end bar from a frame works great. And they're light and small so I have a couple handy. Here's a pic of a typical bar: www.brushymountainbeefarm.com/10-ea-9-1_8-End-Bars/productinfo/115/

So if a bee is in the mooney and the mooney is flying at 165 knots and the bee flys from the hat rack to the glare shield how fast is the bee flying??????

[Awful_Charlie]

So if a bee is in the mooney and the mooney is flying at 165 knots and the bee flys from the hat rack to the glare shield how fast is the bee flying??????

 

or if a Mooney at 165Kts chases down a bee and splats it on the windscreen, what is the last thing to go through the bee's mind ?

[Bob_Belville]

So, when I left LAL this afternoon there was a swarm of bees attached to the trailing edge of my left flap. When I got home 3 hours later there was a swarm in an azalea. Did the bees hitchhike to NC and beat me to town from the airport? 

[carusoam]

Applied Bee relativity theory!

-a-

[Hank]

So, when I left LAL this afternoon there was a swarm of bees attached to the trailing edge of my left flap. When I got home 3 hours later there was a swarm in an azalea. Did the bees hitchhike to NC and beat me to town from the airport?

Did you tell them to BUZZ OFF?

[Marauder]

So, when I left LAL this afternoon there was a swarm of bees attached to the trailing edge of my left flap. When I got home 3 hours later there was a swarm in an azalea. Did the bees hitchhike to NC and beat me to town from the airport?

I don't know HONEY, but it sure looks like they did.

[PTK]

or if a Mooney at 165Kts chases down a bee and splats it on the windscreen, what is the last thing to go through the bee's mind ?

"To bee or not to bee, that is the question!"

[Lowbid]

"To bee or not to bee, that is the question!"

UnBEElievable....

[DaV8or]

You got two bee kidding me!

[Marauder]

This thread keeps buzzing along!

[flyingvee201]

BEEHAVE GUYS!  Get back to the topic!

[DrBill]

Here's the one I just made and it works great.

I used 3/4 in PVC.   I'll try another with 1/2 but it may not go over the knob.

The straight piece is 10 in long because that the longest I could get with my band saw.  But it is just right.

The slot is 1/4 in wide. I used a band saw but you could use a hack saw and do just as well.

I then got a 3/4 in T and cemented it on IN LINE WITH THE SLOT.

 

I will keep it in the pocket with my checklist next to my left knee.

 

BILL

[N601RX]

I used 1/2" and then glued a sleeve over it to cut the slot in .  Also butted some caps up to the T

[jetdriven]

Ours is identical to Bill's, but I drilled near the top of it and put a 3" long piece of 1/4" dowel rod in-line with the slot. A little more compact.

[flyingvee201]

Thanks guys! Im working on making mine soon. I bought the parts, now I need to measure twice, cut once.

[Hank]

Thanks guys! Im working on making mine soon. I bought the parts, now I need to measure twice, cut once.

Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with an axe . . . :-)

The nice thing about this tool is that you can make it to fit you, your plane and your storage needs. If your first try isn't optimal, make another one that's a better fit.

[Bob_Belville]

I put velcro on my bee frame end bar (9"x1-1/8"x3/8") and stow it on the top of the nose wheel console. A backup is stored on the glare shield, wedged under the center post. Perfect. 

[yvesg]

I put velcro on my bee frame end bar (9"x1-1/8"x3/8") and stow it on the top of the nose wheel console. A backup is stored on the glare shield, wedged under the center post. Perfect.

Bob, your's looks almost the same as my fuel dip stick. I think I am going to make a new one which will be dual purpose: Tank switcher and fuel mesurer! Only one thinghy to worry about.

Yves

[Bob_Belville]

Yves, sounds like you just have to cut a slot in the end of what you have if it is wide and thick enough. Does the wood dry fast enough to be ready for the 2nd tank?

[flyingvee201]

I like the idea of making a few (evolving) to see what works best. Its not like you are spending hundreds of bucks to make it work.

I do like the wooded strap idea too. Nice and flat and out of the way when not in use.  GOOD IDEA!

Thanks again everyone!

 

-Vic

[yvesg]

Yves, sounds like you just have to cut a slot in the end of what you have if it is wide and thick enough. Does the wood dry fast enough to be ready for the 2nd tank?

Bob, my dipstick is a wooden paint stick which is about 1 inch wide from memory. About 1/8 of an inch thick. One has to be careful with this... imagine this situation in a Hypothetical NTSB report:

The pilot used a homemade extension tool made of wood, in order to help with the tank switching in flight. The safety belts arrangement in the aircraft does not allow enough body forward movement to properly rotate the lever by hand. On the first trial in flight of this tool, the wooden stick broke about a quarter inch high from the tip while attempting switching the tank. The loose wooden part lodged under the lever, preventing further movement and IN THE OFF fuel position. While the pilot was fighting removing his safety belt in order to get better access to the valve lever, the engine quit due to fuel starvation. The pilot decided to keep flying the plane and find an appropriate emergency landing location......

Yves