Wrong Stuka fuel tank ?

latole Sun Dec 26, 2021 11:12 am

Hello dear member,
This is the continuation of my topic here ;
https://www.coxengineforum.com/t15038p50-update-looking-to-buy-049-engine-red-back-plate-and-gas-tank-for-stuka#206041

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A stuka fuel tank a friend give me, don't fit on my Stuka.

The problem;

The tank is too round for the fuselage, you see the day on the picture, see 1
I don't know on which Stuka it could go

The pin no 2 is directly on the tank 3, while the pin should be under the tank.

I really tried everything and finally after a search with Google, I saw.

The fuel tank can't fit on the left side

My fuel tank ;

Another one I found with Google ; is it the good one ?

DanMc Sun Dec 26, 2021 3:45 pm

You may have stumbled on to a problem I have never seen before. Your tank must be from something else but resembles the Stuka tank.. I have never seen a Stuka tank like that before. I'm thinking the tank in the picture is the one you want, judging from my experience. I have worked on black ones, and two green ones , but had tanks for them all, and didn't really notice any different in them.
MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Dan McEntee

latole Sun Dec 26, 2021 3:59 pm

Thank you Dan.

So you think, with your experience, that my tank would not be for a Stuka?

Happy new year to you

DanMc Sun Dec 26, 2021 4:52 pm

latole wrote:Thank you Dan.

So you think, with your experience, that my tank would not be for a Stuka?

Happy new year to you

That would be my guess, that it may be from some other model. I may be wrong, and hopefully some one else will confirm. It's that round protrusion that comes out of the bottom of the tank that I wonder about. I wonder if they hold the same amount of fuel? I really need to see it in person in order to compare it but that is not practical.
Happy New Year!!
Dan McEntee

latole Sun Dec 26, 2021 5:17 pm

The one I have ; for green Stuka

The one I need:

DanMc Sun Dec 26, 2021 6:13 pm

The green model in your picture is actually a P-40. That may be the difference. In your pictures of your tank, it is actually upside down then. That round part is the overflow/vent and you fill it through the smaller nipple. I'll have to check some of the P-40's I have. there were several different versions of the P-40 and your tank may be for one of them. I'll check and get back to you here later.
Dan McEntee

crankbndr Sun Dec 26, 2021 7:18 pm

The later model Stuka had upright engine with different tank and backplate. Other changes were made like bolt on gear.
I think the Stuka was the only model with a fuel window molded in.

getback Sun Dec 26, 2021 7:31 pm

Hea Dan , Merry Christmas my Friend Rudolph

latole Mon Dec 27, 2021 9:31 am

DanMc wrote: The green model in your picture is actually a P-40. That may be the difference. In your pictures of your tank, it is actually upside down then. That round part is the overflow/vent and you fill it through the smaller nipple. I'll have to check some of the P-40's I have. there were several different versions of the P-40 and your tank may be for one of them. I'll check and get back to you here later.
Dan McEntee

You are right, the green one is a P-40. My fuel tank look very close to this P-40 fuel tank with what it look a fuel level window

My fuel tank

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