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| Subject: | Re: Fuel Leak Once More from Starboard Tank |
George,
What a can of worms you just opened.
What was the sealant used?
You can NOT seal a tank from the outside.
You are, or maybe lucky... There is a sealant that is NOT available in the
USA thanks to our stupid EPA. But is available over seas. I am on the
road so I do not have access to the spec. But if you look up PRC SEALANTS
you will find a list of Mil Spec sealants. Of course the good one is what
is NOT available here in the USA.
It is not MOGAS resistant.
There is also a Automotive/Motorcycle sealant that is MOGAS resistant. You
could seal the tank from the inside with the Mil Spec stuff and then slosh
the MOGAS stuff over that.
Barry
On Sunday, April 12, 2015, George Nielsen <genie@swissmail.org> wrote:
>
> Four years ago my starboard fuel tank leaked. this resulted in the
> dripping of fuel. I had the tank sealed from the outside by a company. It
> is supposed to be able to withstand Avgas, Mogas and fuel which contains
> ethanol. This seemed to have solved the problem. Until late last year, when
> I noticed a smell of fuel in the cockpit. I sealed and tightened all the
> fuel lines. but this did not help.
>
> Today I noticed that at the lower aft starboard wing root some paint has
> flaked off. I am afraid that it has begun to corrode. I was told that this
> was caused by a fuel leak. At least this time one cannot see any dripping.
> However, I hardly dare fill up the tank. When I filled a lot of fuel in
> this tank I had the impression that the smell in the cockpit got stronger.
>
> Does anyone know what I can do, short term or long term, to solve or at
> least reduce this problem? I reckon that the simplest thing would be to
> drain this tank and only fly on the port tank. If anyone knows of a
> replacement tank perhaps I could remove my tank and install the replacement.
>
> Thanks for your replies.
>
> George Nielsen
> RV-6 PH-XGN
> The Hague, the Netherlands
>
>
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