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 === Build Instruction Updates ===
-* 4/17/2025 [https://www.vansaircraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/18_10.pdf 18_10.pdf]
+* 4/17/2025 [https://www.vansaircraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/18_10.pdf 18_10.pdf]<br>Reflects design changes made by the manufacturer of the fuel float on the F-385B and F-385C Fuel Senders.<br>See also this [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/9457659304355084 FB thread].
 Check for more recent updates [https://www.vansaircraft.com/service-information-and-revisions/?aircraft=rv-10&doctype=revisions-changes&sort=date here]
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 * Countersink 3-x skin rivet holes in T-1005
 ** [https://vansairforce.net/threads/t-1005-rivet-confusion.188250/ VAF 4/2020]
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+* Step 3, the Tank Attach Zees need to be narrow enough to fit between the spar. They will be tight especially towards the wing root. Consider trimming them now before they are attached.
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 ** [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001HWNS40 at Amazon]
 ** [https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/hidutyflaringtool.php?clickkey=115782 at Spruce]
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+* Step 1: The fuel sender wire is not supposed to rotate/twist around its own axis. A bend of the wire at the fuel sender end prevents that. Check the instructions that come with the sender. See also [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansaircraftbuilders/posts/10173241665295525/ this post] at the "Van's Aircraft Builders" Facebook group.
 ==== Capacitive Fuel Senders ====