---------------------------------------------------------- Allegro-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 05/02/07: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:29 AM - seat rivits wearing hole into fuel tank (Bob Griffin) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:29:36 AM PST US From: "Bob Griffin" Subject: Allegro-List: seat rivits wearing hole into fuel tank Hi Guys, I know it was mentioned in the past but having experienced it , I thought I would bring it up again. The rivets that hold the seat belt in place on the bottom of the seat may wear a hole in the top of the fuel tank. We have been smelling gas at times in the cockpit and have finally found it during our annual insp. yesterday. It was intermittent as it was only noticeable when the tank was full. One of the front seat rivets wore into the fiberglass on the top of the tank producing a gouge (not quite through) which allowed gas to get the carpet on top of the tank wet and smell. Our fix was to slit the carpet with a razor knife and fold it back. Then we mixed a 2 part epoxy, filled the area in and around the gouge and applied a 1 1/2" fiberglass patch over the area and applied more epoxy. No more smell. Then to avoid any future problems we cut small squares of thick carpet and glued them in place around the rivets so they did not contact the tank. I think Thom Riddle had suggested this in the past ? fly safe Bob Griffin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message allegro-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Allegro-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/allegro-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/allegro-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.