Pee Wees for trade

pkrankow wrote:Is there a really short screw inside the drilled out hole?

Phil

I'm thinking there should be.. to seal the crankcase, but what would it shoulder-up to? The tank's curvature is at the front. That would side-load the head of the screw.. as well as cut into the aluminum.

No. No screw on the inside. I never thought of it but you are right. It would be needed to property secure the crankcase. I guess you could also use a regular bolt with a washer and gasket?

It would be rather odd to use the backplate bolt hole to run a fuel line through the back. It would have to be bent 180 degrees to do that, most likely would kink. Standard way is to drill a hole through the tank side. Have that on my Ace Littlest Stick.



Photo is not a good shot, but you can see the silicon fuel line exiting tank at the bottom and connects to a tank nipple directly underneath. The short nipple on aircraft right side is a vent. The fill is on the other cheek.

To repair that hole, you could probably use a 2-56 screw with washer and some RTV to seal washer and screw at the back. Then drill a dimple in the ply firewall to recess the screw head so the back fits flush.

I would guess overtightened screws pulled through the backplate, not drilled out.

I had a hole fracture on me one time. Can't remember if it was a Babe Bee or Pee Wee, ended up buying a new backplate when parts were still available at the local hobby store. May be I am wrong, but in this case hole appears slightly smaller than the head of the phillister head screw.

How much would you what for them ?

Do the glow heads work?

They are on there way wee will see , if they cant be repaired i'll have some extra parts for sure! Thanks Tatum, Eric