'48 170 Right Wing Tanks

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MarcR
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'48 170 Right Wing Tanks

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Does the outboard fuel tank on the right wing have a fuel drain that is plugged and not used? If so, have any of you lucky '48 owners installed a drain in the outboard tank? If the drain port is there and blocked off, one of my winter projects will be to install a drain.
Thank you in advance,
Marc Remhof
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Re: '48 170 Right Wing Tanks

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No fitting exists for a drain valve in the outboard tank (unless someone has welded one in after it left the factory).

But, the rear interconnect line is positioned pretty well for allowing water to drain to the inboard tank.
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Re: '48 170 Right Wing Tanks

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Had a 48 for 10 years no need for another drain.
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Re: '48 170 Right Wing Tanks

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Thank you!
Marc
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