(Another) Spitfire query. Fuel selector lever

[geedubelyer]

Hi gang, 

Can anyone help with some detail on the fuel selector lever on the instrument panel of a Spitfire please? This is the smallish panel and lever to the right of the compass.

I have looked at plenty of cockpit images but as it’s mostly tucked away behind the control column it’s often difficult to see.

There appears to be a horizontal tube or round bar through the lever in line with the plane of the IP but I can’t tell how it mounts to the panel. The black selector panel appears to float on the front of this assembly.

Any help is much appreciated, thanks.

 

Cheers.

[dennismcc]

Here's a link to some photos of the panel itself and of it in position, both the single and twin lever versions. 

http://spitfirespares.co.uk/fuel.html

 

Here is the fuel panel with two levers, it is marked Top Tank and Bottom tank in the Pilots notes for Spitfire Mk.II.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

Edited February 19, 2023 by dennismcc

[geedubelyer]

Thanks Dennis, that's brilliant. 

 

Cheers.