Piper Cherokee Six - II-I; Fuel Quantity Sender Unit; Fuel Quantity Sender;Gauge Check Installed

PIPER
CHEROKEE
SIX
SERVICE
MANUAL
8-14.
FUEL
QUANTITY
SENDER/GAUGE
CHECK
(INSTALLED)
(PA-32-260
and
300).
a.
Turn
the
fuel
selector
valve
off.
Completely
drain
the
fuel
tank
that
relates
to
the
gauge
to
be
checked.
(Refer
to
Draining
Fuel
System,
Section
II.)
b.
Level
the
airplane
longitudinally
and
laterally.
NOTE
The
electrical
system
should
supply
12
to
14-volts
to
the
gauge.
c.
Turn
the
master
switch
on
and
observe
the
fuel
quantity
gauge,
it
should
read
empty.
Refer
to
Table
VIII-I
for
tolerances
that
are
permitted
between
the
fuel
gauge
reading
and
the
actual
fuel
in
the
tank.
d.
Add
fuel
to
the
tank
in
the
amount
of
five
U.S.
gallon
increments
until
the
tank
is
full
and
observe
the
gauge
readings.
NOTE
It
will
be
permissible
to
adjust
the
fuel
tank
float
support
wire
to
obtain
the
specified
tolerances.
TABLE
VIII-I.
SENDER/FUEL
QUANTITY
GAUGE
TOLERANCES
(PA-32-260
&
300)
MAIN
TANK
TIP
TANK
Actual
Fuel
in
Tank
(U.S.
Gal)
Full
20
15
10
5
0
Gauge
Reading
(U.S.
Gal)
22
to
28
17
to
24
12to
17
7
to
12
2
to
6
0
to
-2
Actual
Fuel
in
Tank
(U.S.
Gal)
Full
10
5
0
Gauge
Reading
(U.S.
Gal)
15
to
17
7 to
12
3
to
7
0
to
-2
8-15.
FUEL
QUANTITY
SENDER
UNIT
and
up).
(PA-32R-300
and
32-300
with
S/N
32-7940001
NOTE
Inboard
and
outboard
fuel
tanks
in
each
wing
are
interconnected
and
have
a
total
capacity
of
49
gallons.
Fuel
quantity
sender
units
mounted
in
each
fuel
tank
transmit
electrically
the
cumulative
quantity
of
fuel
in
each
set
of
tanks,
to
fuel
quantity
gauges
mounted
in
the
instrument
panel.
Revised:
9/18/78
FUEL
SYSTEM
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