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0. 12:11 AM - Just Two Days Left - Still Way Behind... (Matt Dralle)
1. 05:34 AM - Re: Re: Detaching the Fuel Tank (Denis Walsh)
2. 11:12 AM - Fuel Tank Leaks (Ian Brown)
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| Subject: | Just Two Days Left - Still Way Behind... |
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| Subject: | Re: Detaching the Fuel Tank |
Well said. Two sentences covered it all.
The more I run on the greater the chance of error.
Thanks.
On Nov 29, 2011, at 12:24 AM, Chris Hand wrote:
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> Close, but don't need to remove the rear spar bolt to pull just the tank. Just
the screws, bolt at leading edge under wing root fairing, and the tank connections
mentioned below.
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> Chris
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> On Nov 28, 2011, at 2:30 PM, Denis Walsh <denis.walsh@comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Denis Walsh
>> denis.walsh@comcast.net
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>> I have had the honor to perform this task numerous times.
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>> There are no rear-baffle-to-spar-bolts on the six wing tank, so you are almost
done.
>>
>> There is a bolt at the front and rear on the inboard side. These attach the
inboard tank rib to the airplane. In the front it is a bracket, and in the rear
it is a tongue fitting in to the fuselage carry through aft spar. You must
remove the wing fairing to get to these.
>>
>> Even when you get all those fasteners out there are still some traps.
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>> there are a bunch of those screws which are dimpled these dimpled holes do not
want to let go of the recessed holes they go in to. you sometimes have to
persuade them with a sliding piece of shim material. I use a plastic putty knife
to pry the skins up a little to clear the dimples.
>>
>> Further traps include: forgetting to unscrew and disengage the fuel lines and
vent lines, and lastly the fuel level sender wire.
>>
>> Good luck. The fun is just beginning. wait til you drill holes in the aft
baffle and start cleaning out the pro seal.
>>
>> On Nov 28, 2011, at 3:10 , Matt Dralle wrote:
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>>>
>>>
>>> At 01:34 PM 11/28/2011 Monday, you wrote:
>>>> --> RV6-List message posted by: George Nielsen <genie@swissmail.org>
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how I can detach or remove the fuel tanks from the wings?
I unscrewed the screws on the wing but the tank refuses to budge.
>>>>
>>>> Due to a fuel leak I need to remove the starboard tank. Fuel was dripping
from the trailing edge of the wing root.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> George Nielsen
>>>> RV-6 PH-XGN
>>>> The Hague, the Netherlands
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi George,
>>>
>>> I think there might be a hand full of AN3 bolts that you'll have to remove
from the aft side of the spar before you can drop the fuel tank. On the RV-8,
there were a lot of bolts. A lot. I can't remember if the -6/-4 have the same
arrangement, but it would stand to reason.
>>>
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To George Nielsen,
I've also run into the problem of leaking fuel tanks on my RV-9A. I
discovered that if you remove the tank and pour diluted pro-seal in through
the filler hole you can avoid a lot of work disassembling or drilling holes
in the tank. As a diluant I found that a product sold in Canada as "lacquer
thinner" worked really well. Acetone evaporates too quickly (but it seems
to be a good cleaner before you start). You need to make the mixture really
runny. Experiment with it until you can get something quite liquid, but
that will set up fairly hard overnight. One of the ingredients in lacquer
thinner is methyl ethyl ketone (MEK).
You just need to identify where the leak is (with GENTLE air pressure from
something like a balloon) using soapy water. Once you're convinced that's
the only leaking area, focus on letting the diluted proseal flow along that
seal by the positioning of the tank.
Ian Brown, Bromont, QC, C-GOHM
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