CABIN
Plexiglas windows are used throughout, assuring a minimum of discoloration due
to exposure. When cleaning, all grit and foreign particles should be flushed off
with clean water. Final cleaning should be done with a soft cloth and any
recommended type of Plexiglas cleaner. Never use dirty, oily rags to clean
Plexiglas. Rapid changes in temperature should be avoided, such as moving
from a warm hangar to extreme cold, which will cause rapid contraction and
breakage. Allowing fifteen minutes after Plexiglas has cooled is recommended
before starting engine. Vibration increases possibility of breakage during cooling.
The instrument panel is hydro-formed all metal with a rich grained finish
harmonizing with the interior color scheme of the cabin. Instruments and controls
are functionally grouped. The primary group center panel is sloped to provide
better visibility of instruments. Decorative center trim may be removed to provide
room for additional instruments without defacing the panel. Two ash trays, key
type switch, new type compass, and two glove compartments are standard
equipment in addition to oil temperature, oil pressure, tachometer, altimeter and
airspeed instruments. The carburetor heat control, switch, cabin heater control,
throttle, mixture control, push/pull main fuel shut-off are mounted in a lower sub-
instrument panel located between the control columns and readily accessible to
both occupants.
The auxiliary fuel tank is located behind the luggage compartment and the fuel
valve is on the left side of the cabin directly below the instrument panel.
CAUTION -- Very Important The auxiliary fuel valve should be in the "OFF"
position when the aircraft is on the ground [or at nose-high attitude]. Failure to
close this valve will allow fuel to drain back to the auxiliary tank from the main
tank when in a three point position. Fuel should be transfered from the
auxiliary to the main tank during level or gliding flight only, and when the
main tank is less than one-half full. Always turn auxiliary valve to "OFF"
position before landing.
CAUTION: Checking for water in the sediment bowl should be done daily.
Operating in cold weather and storing in a warm hangar with an unfilled fuel tank
or operating in a climate where high humidity is prevalent are most probably
causes for condensation and the presence of water in the system.
For cold weather starting, three slow movements of the primer pump as the
propeller is turning over will force fuel directly into the induction system assuring
quick, positive starting.
CAUTION: Be sure fuel vent lines to the tanks are not plugged. There is a vent
for each tank in the wing outboard of the tank.
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