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2. 11:00 AM - Re: Fuel drain fitting (Dennis W. Wilt)
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| Subject: | Fuel drain fitting |
Hi,
Read the remark in the Newsletter about the Teflon band to tighten the
fuel drains.
So far I couldn`t get my tank drains tight for sh&t!!
Dry: dripping... A little eng oil for lubrication: dripping. BTW I
didn`dare to torque more than 15ftlbs.
Teflon band: Teflon being squeezed out of the threads when tightened,
dripping.
Used some German gunk made for oil pans : left tank: now tight, right
tank : dripping, gunk being washed out in flakes.
I was just about to try the teflon band again, when I read the warning.
A lengthy search gave me no local shop where I could buy the mentioned
Loctite 567. Only one Indian store at eBay`s promised delivery at
sometime from March 20th to end of April... for 30$ per 50ccm, about 1.5 oz.
Well, the Teflon is (chemically) not the problem, if Teflon wasn`t fuel
resistant, my Goodridge 600 Teflon / braided steel fuel lines would have
given me a hint. Its the band structure that makes it being cut apart to
tatters.
I remembered that I some time ago had used Teflon cord for water
fittings , and had liked it.
I looked around and found Loctite 55 - see pic- at the Female Warrior
online store.
You can see that the stuff seems to be a little fibrous, so, to avoid
fibers getting into the system, I plan to twist the cord and also to
let the first two rounds uncovered. Then just one cord following the
thread, thats it. So there should be no trouble there, and I hope it works.
I need to get some fuel out of the tank before I give it a go, I hate to
have more than, say, 1-2 usg in buckets in the hangar, so I have to go
and fly a little. Which was impossible so far this year with ceilings of
1000ft- for weeks and then a 10F Force 5 wind from NE ( = Siberia!)
for the last week.
Friday they promise us freezing rain, then hopefully spring willl come
to icy Hessen. Then I will see. And keep you all informed.
If some of you know another way/ means to get the drains tight please
let me know.
Best regards from Germany
Gerd
D-EGFL, Kit 162, 55hrs, 75ldgs and still counting
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| Subject: | Re: Fuel drain fitting |
Gerd,
Sorry about the fuel leakage problems. I have not had to deal with this is
sue, so hopefully someone out there has a simple answer. I also added Nick
to this reply so he can chime in. Nice to hear from you, too bad about th
e weather.
Take care,
Dennis W. Wilt
N616DW (Arion Lightning S/N 132)
-----Original Message-----
From: Uli &Gerd Nowack <nowacklinden@gmx.de>
Sent: Tue, Feb 27, 2018 11:26 am
Subject: Lightning-List: Fuel drain fitting
Hi,
Read the remark in the Newsletter about the Teflon band to tighten the
fuel drains.
So far I couldn`t get my tank drains tight for sh&t!!
Dry: dripping... A little eng oil for lubrication: dripping. BTW I
didn`dare to torque more than 15ftlbs.
Teflon band: Teflon being squeezed out of the threads when tightened,
dripping.
Used some German gunk made for oil pans : left tank: now tight, right
tank : dripping, gunk being washed out in flakes.
I was just about to try the teflon band again, when I read the warning.
A lengthy search gave me no local shop where I could buy the mentioned
Loctite 567. Only one Indian store at eBay`s promised delivery at
sometime from March 20th to end of April... for 30$ per 50ccm, about 1.5 oz
.
Well, the Teflon is (chemically) not the problem, if Teflon wasn`t fuel
resistant, my Goodridge 600 Teflon / braided steel fuel lines would have
given me a hint. Its the band structure that makes it being cut apart to
tatters.
I remembered that I some time ago had used Teflon cord for water
fittings , and had liked it.
I looked around and found Loctite 55 - see pic- at the Female Warrior
online store.
You can see that the stuff seems to be a little fibrous, so, to avoid
fibers getting into the system, I plan to twist the cord and also to
let the first two rounds uncovered. Then just one cord following the
thread, thats it. So there should be no trouble there, and I hope it works.
I need to get some fuel out of the tank before I give it a go, I hate to
have more than, say, 1-2 usg in buckets in the hangar, so I have to go
and fly a little. Which was impossible so far this year with ceilings of
1000ft- for weeks and then a 10=C2=B0F Force 5 wind from NE ( = Siberia!
)
for the last week.
Friday they promise us freezing rain, then hopefully spring willl come
to icy Hessen. Then I will see. And keep you all informed.
If some of you know another way/ means to get the drains tight please
let me know.
Best regards from Germany
Gerd
D-EGFL, Kit 162, 55hrs, 75ldgs and still counting
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