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1. 09:05 PM - fuel tank (Gary L Vogt)
2. 10:04 PM - Re: fuel tank (Brock)
3. 10:54 PM - Re: fuel tank (Mel Beckman)
4. 11:08 PM - Re: fuel tank (Gary L Vogt)
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Finally got the tank sealed on Friday. -I spent 6+ hours on a ladder appl
ying fuel tank sealant (OK, minus 30 minutes while the Class B sealant set
up a little). -All -total I put in two 6 oz cartridges of Class B and t
hen two 6 oz cartridges of Class A. -From the start at 2p when I started
the final cleaning and taping, I spent a total of 10 hours on the wing. -
Finally went home at 12:30a. -By then it was 40 degrees in the tank - wit
h lights.=0A=0AResealing wings is way more work than anyone expects.=0A=0AY
ears ago, one Grumman owner told me that his mechanic resealed his wing in
3 hours without removing the wing. -It leaked of course, so he took it ba
ck, twice.=0A=0AMy fingers are crossed. -=0A=0AGary
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Luckily I was my own customer on my own time, scraping, and cleaning, and sc
raping again and sealing again. I didn't have to remove the wing because I d
idn't have someone breathing down my neck asking if the plane was finished. S
o I could sit under the wing in some heinously contorted position an hour or
so at a time spread over several weeks. Once I started to hurt because of "
bad posture" I would quit for the day and go shoot the shit with some of the
old guys that just hang around the airport.
Brock
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On Mar 24, 2013, at 11:04 PM, Gary L Vogt <teamgrumman@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Finally got the tank sealed on Friday. I spent 6+ hours on a ladder apply
ing fuel tank sealant (OK, minus 30 minutes while the Class B sealant set up
a little). All total I put in two 6 oz cartridges of Class B and then two
6 oz cartridges of Class A. =46rom the start at 2p when I started the fina
l cleaning and taping, I spent a total of 10 hours on the wing. Finally wen
t home at 12:30a. By then it was 40 degrees in the tank - with lights.
>
> Resealing wings is way more work than anyone expects.
>
> Years ago, one Grumman owner told me that his mechanic resealed his wing i
n 3 hours without removing the wing. It leaked of course, so he took it bac
k, twice.
>
> My fingers are crossed.
>
> Gary
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Wow, what an ordeal! It's always a major pain dealing with sealants at
low temps. It costs a fortune to heat a whole hangar, Back in Minnesota
we would sometimes tent the work area within the hanger with clear
plastic-- the whole plane has to be covered or the airframe will conduct
away any heat you bring to bear. It got really smelly inside that tent.
-mel
On Mar 24, 2013, at 9:04 PM, Gary L Vogt wrote:
> Finally got the tank sealed on Friday. I spent 6+ hours on a ladder
applying fuel tank sealant (OK, minus 30 minutes while the Class B
sealant set up a little). All total I put in two 6 oz cartridges of
Class B and then two 6 oz cartridges of Class A. =46rom the start at 2p
when I started the final cleaning and taping, I spent a total of 10
hours on the wing. Finally went home at 12:30a. By then it was 40
degrees in the tank - with lights.
>
> Resealing wings is way more work than anyone expects.
>
> Years ago, one Grumman owner told me that his mechanic resealed his
wing in 3 hours without removing the wing. It leaked of course, so he
took it back, twice.
>
> My fingers are crossed.
>
> Gary
>
>
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I have some 60 watt spiral bulbs in each bay and I taped up the openings. I h
ave a thermometer inside. I'll see what the temp is tomorrow.
Gary
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On Mar 24, 2013, at 10:53 PM, Mel Beckman <mel@becknet.com> wrote:
> Wow, what an ordeal! It's always a major pain dealing with sealants at low
temps. It costs a fortune to heat a whole hangar, Back in Minnesota we woul
d sometimes tent the work area within the hanger with clear plastic-- the wh
ole plane has to be covered or the airframe will conduct away any heat you b
ring to bear. It got really smelly inside that tent.
>
> -mel
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> On Mar 24, 2013, at 9:04 PM, Gary L Vogt wrote:
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>> Finally got the tank sealed on Friday. I spent 6+ hours on a ladder appl
ying fuel tank sealant (OK, minus 30 minutes while the Class B sealant set u
p a little). All total I put in two 6 oz cartridges of Class B and then tw
o 6 oz cartridges of Class A. =46rom the start at 2p when I started the fin
al cleaning and taping, I spent a total of 10 hours on the wing. Finally we
nt home at 12:30a. By then it was 40 degrees in the tank - with lights.
>>
>> Resealing wings is way more work than anyone expects.
>>
>> Years ago, one Grumman owner told me that his mechanic resealed his wing i
n 3 hours without removing the wing. It leaked of course, so he took it bac
k, twice.
>>
>> My fingers are crossed.
>>
>> Gary
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