3/8 ball valve for main fuel valve source?

[Jim Herpst]

What and who is this TCDS holder:

Type Certificate No. 699 (CAR 4a) Franklin engine. Taylorcraft, Inc. Connellsville Airport Connellsville, Pennsylvania 15425
Type Certificate No. 700 (CAR 4a) Lycoming engine. Taylorcraft, Inc. Connellsville Airport Connellsville, Pennsylvania 15425

If I ask on Facebook I'd probably find out, but don't have the energy today to deal with that complex reply format. Do they have prints or just a TCDS document?

Gary

That was from when Taylorcraft was located in Pennsylvania. Either they re still the holders...meaning abandoned or it was helpd by Jack Gilbertti who was doing a lot of work for them at the time...which may still lead to abandoned or perhaps Terry Bowden somehow ended up with it .....somehow....

[PA1195]

I had another coffee and posted a question on FB. Guess someone will comment.

Gary N36007

[astjp2]

Tim?

I can make them, the elbow is stupid expensive and then I have a ball endmill to clean up the machining…and solder up new screens and sweat them in.

[astjp2]

When I wrote that suggestion I had looked a e-bay and saw several Cessna fingers with various threaded fittings for sale. So w/o thread specs and ID it's hard to know what they are. But, given some options and initiative maybe there's a fix in there somewhere. My tank valve arm sits on the right side of the valve looking forward. Pull-off - push-on. Probably a ball valve unit, I don't know what kind or model. I siphoned the tank clean a year ago and there's a finger screen down there. Then 3/8" tubing through Steve's gascolator on to flex hose under firesleeve to the MS carb. The wing valves are under my panel. They look similar to the main tank and are likely ball valves new in origin. Owner built parts probably but my IA said good to go.

Gary

Hahaha

[Jim Herpst]

I am thankful I found it. It is now attached to Tim's Valve and safely in the tank where I can keep up with it...shees

[astjp2]

The push pull rod goes under the body of the valve. The over center spring on the outboard side. AN970-3 washer over the push pull rod, and a 1/16” cotter pin to hold it and the rod on. The spring goes through the other hole on the outboard side.