---------------------------------------------------------- TeamGrumman-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 07/19/12: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:55 AM - Re: leaking access cover (Gary Vogt) 2. 11:59 AM - Re: leaking access cover (Gary Vogt) 3. 05:32 PM - Re: leaking access cover (Bob Hodo) 4. 08:47 PM - Re: leaking access cover (Gary Vogt) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:55:18 AM PST US From: Gary Vogt Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: leaking access cover "Is that an errant screw hole or a glob of sealant?"=0A=0Aglob of sealant. =0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: Bruce Smith =0ATo: teamgrumman-list@matronics.com =0ASent: Wednesday, July 18, 2 012 2:36 PM=0ASubject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: leaking access cover=0A =0A=0A Gary,=0A=0ABottom photo, at about the 9:30 position. Is that an errant scre w hole or a glob of sealant?=0A=0ABruce=0A=0A=0AOn Jul 18, 2012, at 2:37 PM , Gary Vogt wrote:=0A=0ASo, 5 years ago this month, I resealed both wing ta nks and all access covers on this guys Tiger. -Apparently the local guy a t the Columbia, CA airport didn't have resealing experience. -The reseal and annual took 6 months. -There was a LOT of stuff wrong. -Most notabl e was the spinner with 1/4 inch runout. -The rear backing plate was that far off.=0A>=0A>=0A>So, I get a call last week and the owner wants me to re seal the access covers. -I don't know about you, I don't normally inspect inside the fuel tank at annual. -For some reason, ALL of the access cove rs had been off since I resealed them 5 years ago.=0A>=0A>=0A>Here is a sho t of one access cover that leaked so bad it wouldn't hold fuel. -The owne r said the mechanic he used had tried three times to seal it. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:59:05 AM PST US From: Gary Vogt Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: leaking access cover Yes, it should be purple. -The sealant was applied so hap-hazardly, that there is no way it could seal. -I was very difficult to remove too.=0A=0A =0A________________________________=0A From: Bob Hodo =0ATo: "teamgrumman-list@matronics.com" =0ASent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 4:20 PM=0ASubject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: leaking access cover=0A =0A=0AShouldn't that sealant be a dark purple?=0A =0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: Gary Vogt =0ATo: Teamgrumman List =0ASent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 1:37 PM=0ASubject: TeamGrumman-List: leaking acces s cover=0A =0A=0ASo, 5 years ago this month, I resealed both wing tanks and all access covers on this guys Tiger. -Apparently the local guy at the C olumbia, CA airport didn't have resealing experience. -The reseal and ann ual took 6 months. -There was a LOT of stuff wrong. -Most notable was t he spinner with 1/4 inch runout. -The rear backing plate was that far off .=0A=0ASo, I get a call last week and the owner wants me to reseal the acce ss covers. -I don't know about you, I don't normally inspect inside the f uel tank at annual. -For some reason, ALL of the access covers had been o ff since I resealed them 5 years ago.=0A=0AHere is a shot of one access cov er that leaked so bad it wouldn't hold fuel. -The owner said the mechanic ========== ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:32:03 PM PST US From: Bob Hodo Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: leaking access cover We ought to have a list of do nots someplace to direct new Grumman owners t o.- One of the first ones on that list are do not use any other type seal ant on the oval fuel tank inspection covers than the purple stuff Garner wi ll send you from Fletchair.- You will often see the fuel tank sealant ref erred to as high adhesion and the cover sealant referred to as low adhesion .- There is a reason to use the correct one, folks.=0A=0ABob Hodo, GADsde n, AL ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:47:42 PM PST US From: Gary Vogt Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: leaking access cover Except that it wouldn't help to publish anything more than what is already out there. -Some people are just too stupid and too lazy to read.=0A=0A =0A________________________________=0A From: Bob Hodo =0ATo: "teamgrumman-list@matronics.com" =0ASent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 5:31 PM=0ASubject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: l eaking access cover=0A =0A=0AWe ought to have a list of do nots someplace t o direct new Grumman owners to.- One of the first ones on that list are d o not use any other type sealant on the oval fuel tank inspection covers th an the purple stuff Garner will send you from Fletchair.- You will often see the fuel tank sealant referred to as high adhesion and the cover sealan t referred to as low adhesion.- There is a reason to use the correct one, =========================0A ======= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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! 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