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Fuselage February 2008 Updates February 25, 2008 SL-30 & Fuel Pump.... - 2.0 hrs I called the Halo guy several times and all I got was a recording saying he was out. I talked Derek into going to the hanger with me on Sunday for a bit and he rode his Ripstick while I tested the pilot side connections again. The volume is just not as loud as the co-pilot side connections. Tonight I messed with that for a while. I ended up removing both connections and removing the heat shrink to see if there is a loose wire and to reconfirm the proper connections. While squeezing the wires at the shield it cracked and worked for a bit so I guess I need to cut the wires back and redo them. I will do that this weekend so next I started on trying to make another fuel line running from the pump to the firewall. I finally got it but things are so tight that I have several areas where things are touching. I am so close I can taste it but then these things just cannot touch with the vibrations that occur. It would just be a matter of time before a leak sprung in the cabin. This website was built to document my work in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build any aircraft.