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Old April 28th 04, 02:29 AM
Bob Chilcoat
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Any speculation on the corresponding data for Hershey-bar wing Cherokees?
We drive a 74 Archer. Same tank capacity as Warriors and 28-181 Archers,
but the airfoil is presumably different, and therefore the tank sections are
probably different. Anyone know if this is the case? Thanks.

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On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 17:55:04 GMT, "John Kunkel"
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Is there a fuel dip tube available for the Piper Warrior II
(specifically, pa28-161)?


Here's the data I used to make my dipstick (wood paint stirring stick)

for
24 gallon tanks:

4= 0"
5= 1"
10= 2 1/4"
15= 4"
20= 5 3/4"
24= 7 1/4"


I use a smooth wooden dowel abut 1/4" diameter and fitted a soft
elastic tube over the the end to stop any chance of damaging the tank.
The top has a small string loop to ensure it's not dropped into the
tank (one of our group had the pleasure of removing and refitting a
tank after dropping a calibrated tube inside!). Calibration is with a
fine 'permanent' marker pen. Occasionally it needs re-marking but
works well.

Both tanks were calibrated by adding fuel, in increments, to our
PA28-161, Warrior II. There was a slight discrepancy between tanks but
not sufficient to cause any serious errors.

It's nice to see some similarity with the poster above. I use the
following which is from fuel added, measured then interpolated from
calibration in litres. It is not on a linear scale. Dipped with stick
approx. in middle of filler hole and on level ground:

Inches USG
============
8.0 24.7
7.0 23.5
6.0 21.8
5.0 19.4
TAB 17.5
4.0 16.6
3.0 13.3
2.0 9.3
1.0 6.3
0.0 4.3


David

Piper Warrior G-BHJO
Scotland, UK

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