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T-55/62 external fuel tanks
Armorsmith
Joined: April 09, 2015
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 01:14 AM UTC
Been looking for some good clear pictures of the plumbing for the external fender fuel tanks. Seems that every picture I find is different in one way or another and now I am thoroughly confused. Does anyone have a good schematic that shows all the lines and fittings? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Monte
Joined: December 08, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 01:40 AM UTC
I remember running in to the same problem when I built my T-55. If I remember I did a search on the net for the plumbing schematic. Try that first. If you come up short I can email you some pics of the lines on my model.
gastec
Joined: February 03, 2014
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 01:50 AM UTC
Tiran 4, but the layout is the same - http://www.plasticarmour.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=428&start=60 - starts halfway down page.
Gary
Gary
David1988
Joined: September 18, 2014
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 02:17 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Been looking for some good clear pictures of the plumbing for the external fender fuel tanks. Seems that every picture I find is different in one way or another and now I am thoroughly confused. Does anyone have a good schematic that shows all the lines and fittings? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I couldn't get my head round the plumbing from looking at actual tank pictures, I found it much easier to look how someone had done it on their model and repeat that.
Armorsmith
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 02:55 AM UTC
Thanks Gary, just what I needed. Thank you. One question just to make sure I am clear about what I am seeing. The outboard line from the front tank runs to the inboard side of the second fuel tank. The inboard line for the front fuel tank runs into the main on the upper hull about the midline of the second fuel tank. Is that correct. Thanks again.
grunt136mike
Joined: November 24, 2012
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 10:02 AM UTC
Hi;
If your So Inclined; Legend makes A set of Plumbing for the 55/62.
CHEERS; MIKE.
If your So Inclined; Legend makes A set of Plumbing for the 55/62.
CHEERS; MIKE.
bison126
Joined: June 10, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 03:32 PM UTC
Here is a line drawing of the standard "plumbing".
HTH
HTH
Armorsmith
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 04:34 PM UTC
Olivier, thank you. It seems that there are variations on the plumbing system no? Are the differences based on the manufacturer, Czech, Polish, Russian? Thanks.
bison126
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 10:27 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Olivier, thank you. It seems that there are variations on the plumbing system no? Are the differences based on the manufacturer, Czech, Polish, Russian? Thanks.
The only different system I am aware of is the Czech one because sometimes the rear fuel drums were connected to the main system.
gastec
Joined: February 03, 2014
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Posted: Friday, April 22, 2016 - 12:08 AM UTC
You beat me to it Olivier. Was going to post exactly the same thing 
Gary
Gary
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