---------------------------------------------------------- RotaxEngines-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 01/14/11: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:38 AM - Re: FUEL TANK SEALANTS (ruruny@aol.com) 2. 10:53 AM - Re: Re: FUEL TANK SEALANTS (FLYaDIVE) 3. 04:13 PM - Re: Re: FUEL TANK SEALANTS (jerry evans) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:38:48 AM PST US Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Re: FUEL TANK SEALANTS From: ruruny@aol.com Barry, I have aluminum fuel tanks in my Zenith 701 (4) 11.5 gallon tanks. They we re welded at the factory and I haven't had a problem with leaks..... yet. Since you have been having this problem for awhile with leaking tanks, may be a more permanent fix should be made. I'm sure it would be alot of work to get the tanks out, and they are full of old sealant that would make this impossible. My friend has been fixing tabs and threads on his harley engine for awhile now with great sucess. Watch this video and please post any comments. http://www.aluminumrepair.com/video_new.asp Brian http://www.701builder.com Hello Gaggle: I have been fighting leaking fuel tans for a while. The tanks are aluminu m and sealed with PRO SEAL or the equivalent. Since my engine likes both AvGas and MoGas and MoGas has ethanol I would like a sealant that can stand up to both. Stop - I know about the trick of removing the ethanol from MoGas but that is only about 90% effective. I would like to run straight MoGas. Would anyone out there have any experience in this area? Thank you for the assistance. Barry ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:53:21 AM PST US Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Re: FUEL TANK SEALANTS From: FLYaDIVE Brian: I would love to do that.... Problem is the TANK is the WING. It is know as a Wet Wing. And the material is only 0.020" thick. And there is no access to the inside of the wing/tank for ANY type of welding. Some problems are really problems ;-) The main problem is that the sealing compound's chemistry has changed due to the EPA. It is know to be cancer causing in California Rats. WHO CARES! I'm not a California Rat and I don't plan on eating it! I just want a gas tank that does not leak. ;-( Barry On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 11:18 AM, wrote: > > > Barry, > > I have aluminum fuel tanks in my Zenith 701 (4) 11.5 gallon tanks. They > were welded at the factory and I haven't had a > problem with leaks..... yet. > > Since you have been having this problem for awhile with leaking tanks, > maybe a more permanent fix should be made. > I'm sure it would be alot of work to get the tanks out, and they are full > of old sealant that would make this impossible. > My friend has been fixing tabs and threads on his harley engine for awhile > now with great sucess. Watch this video and please post any comments. > > http://www.aluminumrepair.com/video_new.asp > > Brian > http://www.701builder.com > > > Hello Gaggle: > > I have been fighting leaking fuel tans for a while. The tanks are aluminum > and sealed with PRO SEAL or the equivalent. > Since my engine likes both AvGas and MoGas and MoGas has ethanol I would > like a sealant that can stand up to both. > Stop - I know about the trick of removing the ethanol from MoGas but that is > only about 90% effective. > I would like to run straight MoGas. > Would anyone out there have any experience in this area? > > Thank you for the assistance. > > Barry > > > * > > * > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 04:13:25 PM PST US From: jerry evans Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Re: FUEL TANK SEALANTS When I did my kitfox 2 wing, I took off the wing and just rolled-the wing -around up down side to side -to get all the KBS coating evenly inside the tank . I have a 13.5 gallon wing -tank. -I did the whole process t hey-sell ya work for me very strong stuff- Jerry Evans KitfoxII Magalia Calif. N582'er' kitfox 555 --- On Fri, 1/14/11, FLYaDIVE wrote: From: FLYaDIVE Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Re: FUEL TANK SEALANTS Brian: I would love to do that....- Problem is the TANK is the WING. -It is know as a Wet Wing. And the material is only 0.020" thick. -And there is no access to the ins ide of the wing/tank for ANY type of welding. Some problems are really problems ;-) The main problem is that the sealing compound's-chemistry-has changed d ue to the EPA. -It is know to be cancer causing in California Rats. -WH O CARES! - I'm not a California Rat and I don't plan on eating it! I just want a gas tank that does not leak. ;-( Barry On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 11:18 AM, wrote: Barry, - I have aluminum fuel tanks in my Zenith 701 (4) 11.5 gallon tanks. They wer e welded at the factory and I haven't had a problem with leaks..... yet. - Since you have been having this problem for awhile with leaking tanks, mayb e a more permanent fix should be made. I'm sure it would be alot of work to get the tanks out, and they are full o f old sealant that would make this impossible. My friend has been fixing tabs and threads on his harley engine for awhile now with great sucess. Watch this video and please post any comments. - http://www.aluminumrepair.com/video_new.asp - Brian http://www.701builder.com - - - -Hello Gaggle: I have been fighting leaking fuel tans for a while. The tanks are aluminum and sealed with PRO SEAL or the equivalent. Since my engine likes both AvGas and MoGas and MoGas has ethanol I would like a sealant that can stand up to both. Stop - I know about the trick of removing the ethanol from MoGas but that i s only about 90% effective. I would like to run straight MoGas. Would anyone out there have any experience in this area? Thank you for the assistance. 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