Great Planes Matt Chapman Eagle 580 ARF 1/3 Scale - GPMA1286 - Manual (Page 16)

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o 2 . Solder the brass barbs to the ends of the brass tubes .
Note: Get the tubes just hot enough for the solder to flow . If
you get the tubes too hot it will damage the tank stopper .
o 3 . Attach the clunks to the short brass tubes with 5"
[127mm] pieces of fuel line . Secure the fuel lines to the barbs
with four small plastic cable ties .
o 4 . Install the aluminum neck ring . Install the stopper
assembly in the tank with the vent line toward one of the
longer sides of the tank . Mark that side of the tank as top .
Tighten the stopper screw .
“Hook” Side
“Loop” Side
Cut the Velcro to the correct
length and join the pieces
together to make a strap.
o 5 . Wrap your ignition battery in 1/4" [6 .4mm] latex foam
rubber . Cut a section of hook and loop material and make
a battery strap as shown in the sketch . Securely install
your ignition battery on the fuel tank tray using the strap
you made .
o 6 . Make two more straps and attach your fuel tank to the
tray . Be sure the vent line faces up . Attach three fuel lines
using small cable ties to secure them to the lines . The vent
and fill lines should be at least 16" [406mm] and the catb line
should be at least 14" [356mm] . Label each fuel line to make
it easy to identify . The tabs of the tray fit into the slots of the
former in the fuse . Note: The tray can be flipped over to offset
the tank to the side that will clear the throttle linkage . Install
the fuel tank tray using six #2 x 3/8" [9 .5mm] Phillips head
sheet metal screws and six #2 washers .
Install the Throttle & Choke Servos
o o 1 . Fit a steel ball link to your throttle arm using
threadlocker and a 2-56 hex nut .
o o 2 . Drill a 3/16" [4 .8mm] hole through the former aligned
with the throttle arm on the engine .