---------------------------------------------------------- TeamGrumman-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 10/30/08: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:31 PM - Fw: Yeah, some not-so-pretty-math! (teamgrumman@AOL.COM) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:31:19 PM PST US Subject: TeamGrumman-List: Fwd: Yeah, some not-so-pretty-math! From: teamgrumman@AOL.COM -----Original Message----- From: Larry Pratt Sent: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 6:25 pm Subject: Re: Fwd: Yeah, some not-so-pretty-math! There is only one right way to do this and that is to have Gary do it.=C2 - I am speaking from experience.=C2- I had other shops work on mine and thousands later it still leaked.=C2- I had Gary work the problem and saved a ton of money and never had another problem with it.=C2- Gary's work mad e selling my plane absolutely no problem.=C2- You could eat off the engine compartment.=C2- =C2- Gary, please feel free to send my endorsement here to your customer, she wil l be glad if she takes my advice. =C2- Larry Pratt --- On Wed, 10/29/08, teamgrumman@aol.com wrote: From: teamgrumman@aol.com Subject: Fwd: Yeah, some not-so-pretty-math! -----Original Message----- From: Eileen Burger Sent: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:26 am Subject: Re: Yeah, some not-so-pretty-math! Hey Gary, Yes, I forgot about that. I am gearing up (mentally, that is) to tackle it. Take care, eileen Quoting teamgrumman@aol.com: > If you do the work, it won't cost any where near that much. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eileen Burger > To: teamgrumman@aol.com > Sent: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 5:21 pm > Subject: Re: Yeah, some not-so-pretty-math! > > > > > > > > > Thanks, Gary > > It's not that I don't want to fix it right, nor that I don't believe you > about > how it should be done (to do it right). I just don't have $5K+ to give to > it > right now. Plane flies fine (half as far!) on one tank. > > Good luck to you too, > e > > > > > > Quoting teamgrumman@aol.com: > > > To begin with, there is no way you could ever seal it from the outside. > =C2-The > > rib you sealed is a set of two ribs side by side. =C2-At best, all you can > do > > is slop sealant in the approximate area. =C2-The more sealant you glob on > there > > just makes fixing it the right way all that much harder. =C2-You need that > gap > > open on the outside so the new sealant will run down into the space. > =C2-That > > all should come out if you want it done right. =C2-I've done 14 tanks. > =C2-I've > > never had one leak after I was finished. =C2- > > > > > > > > THe plane I did this spring, the previous owner said, "Oh, yea, I know > that > > tank leaks a little. =C2-You can get that fixed for about $200. =C2 -The > correct > > sealant costs that much. =C2- > > > > > > That strip of tim, by-the-way, was put on with a special block that > stretches > > it into place. =C2-Without it, there will be gaps in the trim. =C2-M ost > people > > won't see it. =C2-All of mine are messed up. =C2- > > > > > > > > > > Good luck with the resealing fix. > > > > Gary > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message teamgrumman-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/TeamGrumman-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/teamgrumman-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/teamgrumman-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.