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| Subject: | Re: detecting fuel leaks |
Tatgac
Use spray on type foot power ( Desinex, etc ). Its mostly talcum and works
good, also lubricates Teflon Hemi joints. Developer for Die penetrant also
does good job of detecting leaks.
John D
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From: "Charles Kuss" <chaskuss@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: RV-List: detecting fuel leaks
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> Yes, talc or talcum powder will work. The dye in the av gas will stain the
> powder.
> Charlie Kuss
>
> --- On Mon, 1/11/10, thomas sargent <sarg314@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> From: thomas sargent <sarg314@gmail.com>
>> Subject: RV-List: detecting fuel leaks
>> To: "rv-list" <rv-list@matronics.com>
>> Date: Monday, January 11, 2010, 3:51 PM
>> Yesterday I put a couple gallons of avgas
>> in my left tank (for the first time), closed the AFP purge
>> valve, selected left tank, unscrewed the drain valve from
>> the right tank and switched on my AFP boost pump, also for
>> the first time. The fuel did what it was supposed to. It
>> got sucked out of the left tank through the whole system and
>> into the right tank and dribbled out into a bucket. I blew
>> a quart or so through it just to try to remove the years of
>> dust and debris. So far so good.
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>> I didn't see any leaks, but there is a lot of fttings
>> to check. I am surprised at how quickly avgas
>> evaporates. A small drop of gas at a hose fitting might
>> evaporate before I could get around to looking for it. Is
>> there anything that can be wrapped around a joint that would
>> leave a telltale of some sort if it got wet with avgas? A
>> sort of litmus paper for gas instead of acid?
>>
>>
>> I hope to start the engine this weekend and fly within a
>> few weeks after that.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Tom Sargent, RV-6A, final assembly.
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