checked. After @ 70 hrs flight time so far, not one hint of a leak. It was extra work, but well worth it. Just sayin.......
Darryl
________________________________
From: Hans Kuck <hansk3d@gmail.com>
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Sent: Wed, December 16, 2009 7:49:46 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Fuel tank leak
There is a commercial slosh sealer ( I forgot the Brand name) on the market.
Aviall sells it.
I did not take a chance with wet tanks and slosh sealed the tanks prior to
installation. I used a qt of sealer in each tank, rotated the wing on a
"rotisserie"
No leaks yet Cross your fingers.!!. Worked well for me. Pricy about $ 75 a
qt, but worth it, I think
cheers
Hans
640E
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Gary Gustafson <gargus@comcast.net> wrote:
--I too had a leak in the right wing tank at the top trailing edge
and could not stop it until I cut an inspection port in the rib
next to the fuselage, cleaned the area, and the sealed with ProSeal.
This approach requires an inspection plate, several doublers, and
more ProSeal around the inspection hole doublers and inspection
plate. Takes a bit of time but seems to have worked with no leaks
on the trailing edge or around the inspection port, so far.
ProSeal on the outside did not work even with negative pressure (slight).
Good luck
-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
David
R. Greaton
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 12:05 PM
To: rebel builbers list
Subject: [rebel-builders] Fuel tank leak
Hi All,
I just pressure tested my wing tanks. This is one of the wings built in the
Phillipines that leaked awfull. After much sealing I have one leak left and
I would appreciate any and all advice. The leak is in the top of the wing
in the area where the strut attaches. It is a small hole maby the size of a
pencile lead in the very top and in a corner. I can easily acess it from
inside the strut area without opening up my wing again (which I would
prefer
not to do). My question is will tho pro-seal hold in this area if applied
over the zincchromate or do I mave to try to remove the chromate, and will
a
patch from the outside be OK?
Thanks,
Dave Greaton
SR/MOOSE 189
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