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SECTION
I
INS'T'ALLATION
1.10.3 FUEL
PROBE INST-
(P/N
3010009,
3010010,
3010012,
3010013)
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DO NOT
INSTALL
PROBE INTO
METAL
MOUNTING
FI.ANGE
WITHOUT FIRST APPLYING
A THREAD
LUBRICANT
OR DAMAGE
WILL OCCUR.
INSURE
THREADS
ARE
FREE FROM BURRS
AND
DEBRIS.
WIRE LEADS
OF
PROBE ARE
FRAGILE
AND
MUST
NOT BE
PULLED, TURNED
OR STRAINED
IN ANY WAY
OR
DAMAGE WILL
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NOTE:
We DO recommend
that
you
'test
install'the
probe
before
the
wing
is closed to
check for
proper
fit, etc.
See warning
above.
However,
we
DO
NOT
recommend
that
you
leave
the
probe
in the
wing
during closing
as stray
resin,
etc.
,
could
drip and
contaminate
the
probe
and bushings.
For'final
installation',
prepare
the
pipe
threads
of the
probe
with an
aviation fuel
proof
thread
sealant
/
lubricant
according
to
sealant
manufacturers'
directions.
lnsert
the
probe
into the
tank and
through
v-
the
bushings untilthe
threads
engage.
Hand
tighten
the
probe.
Now
tighten the
probe
with
a torque
wrench
to 230
INCH
POUNDS.
Allow the sealant
time
to
set, if necessary,
according
to the
sealant
manufacturers'
instructions
before
adding
fuel to
the
tanks.
Once the
fuel level
system
has been
installed
it needs to
be
calibrated. Read
the discussion
of
'FUEL.LEVEL
CALIBRATION'
in
the section
tit|Cd'FUEL
LEVEL
SYSTEM
OPERATION..
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